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noun

variants also ah
Definition of aahnext
as in ooh

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verb

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Recent Examples of aah
Noun
Spiced Cream Cheese Bundt Cake Adding pumpkin spice to half the batter before putting the two components together creates a magnificent swirl pattern that your holiday guests will ooh and aah over when cutting into this gorgeous cake. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026 During meteor showers, Earthlings ooh and aah over bits of rock that have broken off comets or asteroids as the travel around the sun. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
The emotion inside the building was impossible to ignore, the crowd oohing and aahing at every crossover, gasping at every shot and desperately trying to will the ball into the basket each time a Laker launched it. — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025 Arriving via the gorgeous gardens of Grosvenor Square, my partner and I oohed and aahed at the imposing marble, opulent chandeliers and old-world glamour of the hotel lobby. — Caroline Dolby, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for aah
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aah
  1. ooh
  2. shout
  3. exclamation
  4. whoop
  5. roar
Noun
  • 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
  • The crowd ooh-ed and ahh-ed as athletes leapt from the tower’s many platforms in a performance to cap off the ceremony, including cliff diver Ellie Smith, Olympians Louganis and Sam Dorman, and children beginning their foray into the sport.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2023
Definition of ooh
Verb
  • Following Masias’ detainment, immigration agents who milled about the parking were nonresponsive to the protesters, who shouted at them through the locked fence surrounding the Moss building as Sacramento Fire Department personnel treated Masias.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Footage shot by Gasca's cousin, Michelle Rivera, shows protesters shouting and officers pinning down someone.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of shout
Noun
  • His longest answer was given when asked about running back Javonte Williams, who ran for a career-high 155 yards and put the exclamation mark on the win with a touchdown in the final minutes.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Roughly every 76 years, Halley punctuates history like an exclamation mark in the night sky.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of exclamation
Verb
  • Continue reading … INTO THE LION'S DEN — 'Real Time' host extends olive branch to El-Sayed who promised to 'whoop' him on air.
    — , FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Indians in Westerns had war paint and whooped like savages.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Definition of whoop
Verb
  • And when Brooks mentioned the guy was from Topeka, the crowd roared even louder.
    — Rashad Alexander November 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Amid slipping vaccination rates nationwide and the spread of anti-vaccine misinformation and rhetoric, the virus has come roaring back, and the country’s elimination status is likely to be stripped.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of roar

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“Aah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aah. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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