"ooh" meaning in English

See ooh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /uː/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-ooh.ogg , en-au-ooh.ogg
Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-interj}} ooh
  1. An expression of surprise. Translations (expressing surprise): oho (Finnish), oo (Finnish), ooh (Finnish), hui (Latin), u (Polish), oj (Swedish), w (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ooh-en-intj-x~m0pbVV Disambiguation of 'expressing surprise': 72 15 2 7 0 1 3
  2. An expression of awe. Translations (expressing awe): hu (Esperanto), oho (Finnish), oo (Finnish), ooh (Finnish), hui (Latin), uy (Spanish), åh (Swedish), w (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ooh-en-intj-72pg8A9u Disambiguation of 'expressing awe': 24 64 3 5 1 2 1
  3. A sound made to imitate a ghost. Translations (imitating ghost): buu (Esperanto), huu (Finnish), böö (Finnish), buu (Swedish), böö (Swedish), böö (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ooh-en-intj-qrJJTpmI Disambiguation of 'imitating ghost': 10 10 61 10 2 5 2
  4. An expression of affection. Translations (expressing affection): ooh (Finnish), oo (Finnish), oy (Turkish), oo (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ooh-en-intj-ax6ja1PK Disambiguation of 'expressing affection': 10 4 3 75 1 2 5
  5. An expression of pain.
    Sense id: en-ooh-en-intj-ryaFQtZM
  6. An expression of interest or anticipation.
    Sense id: en-ooh-en-intj-64SOxTSs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 2 10 8 51 8 1 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 5 9 3 48 3 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 8 4 8 3 57 3 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 3 5 2 71 2 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 11 3 11 8 40 7 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 10 3 14 7 35 9 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 9 5 9 3 50 3 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 11 4 14 6 31 8 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 9 5 9 3 52 2 2 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 14 10 3 14 7 36 9 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 14 10 3 14 7 36 9 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 11 11 6 11 3 41 3 2 12
  7. An expression of excitement or enthusiastic interest.
    Sense id: en-ooh-en-intj-0WT6RNeO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: oooh, ooooh Derived forms: ooh-wee

Noun

IPA: /uː/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-ooh.ogg , en-au-ooh.ogg Forms: oohs [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-noun}} ooh (plural oohs)
  1. An exclamation of ooh.
    Sense id: en-ooh-en-noun-BwvL3loi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: oooh, ooooh

Verb

IPA: /uː/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-ooh.ogg , en-au-ooh.ogg Forms: oohs [present, singular, third-person], oohing [participle, present], oohed [participle, past], oohed [past]
Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-verb}} ooh (third-person singular simple present oohs, present participle oohing, simple past and past participle oohed)
  1. To exclaim ooh. Related terms: oh, ooh la la
    Sense id: en-ooh-en-verb-krqFztZN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: oooh, ooooh

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "expressing surprise",
      "word": "u"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expressing surprise",
      "word": "oj"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "expressing surprise",
      "word": "w"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "expressing awe",
      "word": "hu"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expressing awe",
      "word": "oho"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expressing awe",
      "word": "oo"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "expressing awe",
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expressing awe",
      "word": "uy"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expressing awe",
      "word": "åh"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "expressing awe",
      "word": "w"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "imitating ghost",
      "word": "buu"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "imitating ghost",
      "word": "huu"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "imitating ghost",
      "word": "böö"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "imitating ghost",
      "word": "buu"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "imitating ghost",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "imitating ghost",
      "word": "böö"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expressing affection",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expressing affection",
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "expressing affection",
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "expressing affection",
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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: with as many 'o's as needed to express the length of the utterance",
  "path": [
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  "section": "English",
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  "title": "ooh",
  "trace": ""
}

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