"aww" meaning in English

See aww in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ɔː/, /ɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aww.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɔː, -ɑː Head templates: {{en-interj}} aww
  1. Elongated form of aw. Derived forms: aww yeah
    Sense id: en-aww-en-intj-7jQdFeJ7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 89 11

Verb

IPA: /ɔː/, /ɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aww.wav [Southern-England] Forms: awws [present, singular, third-person], awwing [participle, present], awwed [participle, past], awwed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː, -ɑː Head templates: {{en-verb}} aww (third-person singular simple present awws, present participle awwing, simple past and past participle awwed)
  1. To make an aww sound.
    Sense id: en-aww-en-verb-Uylw-i~i

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for aww meaning in English (2.4kB)

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