"aw" meaning in English

See aw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ɔː/, [ɔ̃ː ~ ɒ̃ː] Audio: En-us-aw2.ogg [US]
enPR: ô (note: in non-rhotic accents) Rhymes: -ɔː Head templates: {{en-interj}} aw
  1. Used to express disappointment or dismay.
    Sense id: en-aw-en-intj-4807Oz9e
  2. Used to express mild protest, entreaty, consternation, or disapproval.
    Sense id: en-aw-en-intj-WGGx4bZh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 51 10 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 49 11 30
  3. Used to express affection.
    Sense id: en-aw-en-intj-tW7A~tOZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aww Derived forms: aw man, aw shucks, aw well

Noun

IPA: /ɔː/, [ɔ̃ː ~ ɒ̃ː] Audio: En-us-aw2.ogg [US] Forms: aws [plural]
enPR: ô (note: in non-rhotic accents) Rhymes: -ɔː Head templates: {{en-noun}} aw (plural aws)
  1. An instance of aw.
    Sense id: en-aw-en-noun-RodN4GK3 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aww

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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