ooh

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interjection

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—used to express amazement, joy, or surprise

ooh

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verb

oohed; oohing; oohs

intransitive verb

: to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise

oohing and aahing over the new automobiles

ooh

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noun

plural oohs

: an utterance of the interjection ooh

The room erupted in oohs and cheers.

—William Zinsser

—often used with aah

We are treated to a minute description of the improvements in Millhone's apartment, along with her oohs and aahs of pleasure and gratitude.

—Alex Kozinski

He could hear the oohs and aahs rising from the street as he made the cable jerk and spin.

—E. L. Doctorow

Examples of ooh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Interjection

So my heart stopped, like, ooh, that’s a tough one. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026

Boil peas, dress with an herbal vinaigrette, and ooh and aah over all the flavor. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026

Verb

The crowd is already oohing and ahhing as the fighters trade blows. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 June 2026

The crowd oohed as a camera showed the rocket – and what appeared to be a cloud of glittering debris – drift away. — Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2026

Noun

Vance’s Best Friend, the Canadian Politician, Has No Comment Her ooh’s and ahh’s draw Shipp over, gears already turning. — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025

When Yoda did come through the entrance with shelter volunteer Linda Miller, there were cheers and oohs and aahs at the sight of the bundle of energy. — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Interjection

1633, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1951, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1602, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ooh

• blew
• blue
• boo
• brew
• chew
• chou
• clue
• coo
• coup
• crew
• cue
• dew