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Definition of wow
—used to express strong feeling (such as pleasure or surprise)
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First Known Use of wow
1513
First Known Use of wow
1920
wow
Definition of wow
transitive verb
: to excite to enthusiastic admiration or approval a performance that wowed the critics
Examples of wow in a Sentence
Her performance wowed the critics.
First Known Use of wow
1924
wow
Definition of wow
: a distortion in reproduced sound consisting of a slow rise and fall of pitch caused by speed variation in the reproducing system
Origin and Etymology of wow
imitative
Other Audio Recording Terms
WOW Defined for English Language Learners
wow
playDefinition of wow for English Language Learners
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—used to show that you are very surprised or pleased
wow
Definition of wow for English Language Learners
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: to impress or excite (someone) very much
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