"aah" meaning in English

See aah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

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Head templates: {{en-interj}} aah
  1. Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm. Translations (expressing amazement or surprise): ուխ (ux) (Armenian), ահ (ah) (Armenian), (a) (Chinese Mandarin), (wa) (Chinese Mandarin), (ya) (Chinese Mandarin), ah (Danish), aha (Danish), och (Dutch), а-а (a-a) (Eastern Mari), ah (Estonian), აჰ (ah) (Georgian), á (Hungarian), аһ (ah) (Kazakh), hui (Latin), ach (Lithuanian), ach (Polish), nossa (Portuguese), ах (ax) (Russian), о [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), o [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), ဢႃ (ʼǎa) (Shan), ¡ay! (Spanish), ¡ah! (Spanish), åh (Swedish), oh (Swedish), ah (Swedish), аа (aa) (Tuvan)
    Sense id: en-aah-en-intj-eBvSZItE Disambiguation of 'expressing amazement or surprise': 84 1 7 2 4 3
  2. Indication of joyful pleasure.
    Sense id: en-aah-en-intj-COw9afY5
  3. Indication of sympathy.
    Sense id: en-aah-en-intj-3oyAmwCq
  4. Indication of mouth being opened wide.
    Sense id: en-aah-en-intj-Bv94e054
  5. To express understanding.
    Sense id: en-aah-en-intj-KXa-QwcV
  6. The sound of one screaming (with as many a's or h's as needed for emphasis).
    Sense id: en-aah-en-intj-yWqfOiv4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Eastern Mari translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Shan translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Tuvan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 3 4 5 29 20 20 1 5 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 2 2 6 10 29 11 9 3 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 2 3 5 9 36 10 9 3 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 2 4 7 45 9 8 3 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 6 2 6 4 8 27 14 13 3 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 1 5 4 7 39 12 11 2 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 2 2 6 10 31 10 9 3 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Eastern Mari translations: 4 1 4 3 5 54 10 9 2 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 6 2 6 4 8 27 14 13 3 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 6 2 6 4 8 27 14 13 3 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 2 6 4 6 21 20 20 2 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 6 2 6 4 8 27 14 13 3 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 2 2 5 8 40 9 8 3 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 6 2 6 4 8 27 14 13 3 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 2 3 5 7 26 18 15 3 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 1 5 5 9 25 13 12 2 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 1 6 4 8 28 14 13 3 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 2 2 5 8 40 9 8 3 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 6 2 6 5 8 28 14 13 3 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Shan translations: 6 2 6 4 8 27 14 13 3 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 1 2 5 9 41 9 8 2 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 1 6 4 8 29 14 13 2 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 6 2 7 3 6 27 15 14 3 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Tuvan translations: 6 2 6 4 8 27 14 13 3 9 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: say aah

Noun

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Head templates: {{en-noun}} aah (plural aahs)
  1. Expression of amazement, surprise, enthusiasm, or fear. Translations (expression of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm): ahhetus (Estonian), ach (Polish)
    Sense id: en-aah-en-noun-z18X0Kz- Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 2 6 4 6 21 20 20 2 7 7 Disambiguation of 'expression of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm': 74 26 0
  2. Expression of joy and/or pleasure.
    Sense id: en-aah-en-noun-rH4E6IFo Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 2 6 4 6 21 20 20 2 7 7
  3. The exclamation aah.
    Sense id: en-aah-en-noun-99kRXnkm

Verb

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Head templates: {{en-verb}} aah (third-person singular simple present aahs, present participle aahing, simple past and past participle aahed)
  1. (intransitive, informal) To say or exclaim aah.
    To express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah.
    Tags: informal, intransitive Translations (to express amazement using "aah!"): ahhetama (Estonian)
    Sense id: en-aah-en-verb-V85RuqL2 Disambiguation of 'to express amazement using "aah!"': 70 30
  2. (intransitive, informal) To say or exclaim aah.
    To express joy or pleasure, especially by the interjection aah.
    Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-aah-en-verb-8zOtvez2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1985, Joan Morrison, chapter 5, in Share House Blues, Boolarong Publications, page 62:",
          "text": "'Aaah!' they sigh, as the silvery Space Shuttle races heavenwards on top of a towering pillar of flame.",
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          "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
          "word": "აჰ"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
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        {
          "text": "AAAHHH! A bug! A bug! Get it off me! Get it off me!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Aah! A rat!",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "word": "ուխ"
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      "word": "啊"
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      "word": "哇"
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      "word": "呀"
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      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "აჰ"
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      "word": "á"
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      "word": "аһ"
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      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "nossa"
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      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
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      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "ဢႃ"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "word": "oh"
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      "word": "ah"
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      "code": "tyv",
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      "roman": "aa",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "аа"
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        "To say or exclaim aah.",
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to express amazement using \"aah!\"",
      "word": "ahhetama"
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