—used to express strong feeling (such as pleasure or surprise)
wowed; wowing; wows
: to excite to enthusiastic admiration or approval
a performance that wowed the critics
: a distortion in reproduced sound consisting of a slow rise and fall of pitch caused by speed variation in the reproducing system
Examples of wow in a Sentence
Verb
Her performance wowed the critics.
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Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
But wow—cracking open the lid released a riptide of lemongrass, ginger, and Makrut lime.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Google's live translation implementation mimics your vocal tone and speech patterns, which is part of what gives it that extra wow factor.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Paul Chi, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
His address caught the attention of Bill Montgomery, a retired entrepreneur who was wowed by Kirk's raw talent.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Interjection
But wow, look what wonders very slowly and sometimes sickly grew!
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
But wow—cracking open the lid released a riptide of lemongrass, ginger, and Makrut lime.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
Sadly, sharing lettuce with friends and neighbors just doesn’t have the same wow factor as homegrown tomatoes!
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Google's live translation implementation mimics your vocal tone and speech patterns, which is part of what gives it that extra wow factor.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Just one week after wowing spectators at the US Open with her dominating and inspiring tennis skills, Coco Gauff shifted her razor-sharp focus to her other passion—fashion.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
His address caught the attention of Bill Montgomery, a retired entrepreneur who was wowed by Kirk's raw talent.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wow. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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