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
Definition of wow
wowed;
wowing;
wows
: 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
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
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Definition of wow for English Language Learners
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—used to show that you are very surprised or pleased
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