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verb

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of aah
Verb
Set up a chair and blanket just before sunset, and join the chorus of Portlanders oohing and aahing. Brianna Crane, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024 There was quite a bit of oohing and aahing at the Hotel Thermal in 2023 when the Karlovy Vary film festival opening ceremony started with a curtain being raised and women becoming visible. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024 Afterward, a wide-eyed Alvarez could be seen oohing and aahing on the Astros’ bench. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024 People walked out of theaters stunned, oohing and aahing over the shocking ending. Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for aah
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aah
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
Verb
  • Turn to face the shore, tread water, and signal for help by shouting or waving your arms.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Bilge Ebiri shouted out Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, one of his favorites out of Venice.
    Morgan Baila, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Toward the end of his introduction, a few audience members could be heard shouting supportive exclamations for Mamdani, before Goldberg turned in her seat to address them live on the air.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And for the first time, the exclamation mark people are influential, energized and presenting a broad front.
    Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The designers threw a party themselves, filling the ballroom at Palazzo Visconti di Modrone with a spiffy crowd of mannequins swilling Champagne, chatting at the dinner table and generally whooping it up.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Thank you to Netflix for giving me the opportunity to whoop this clown!
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An offense that looked broken roared to life, building an 8-0 lead and creating enough cushion even for the Dodgers’ leaky bullpen to cling onto.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Get ready to roar with live music from DV8, food and drinks, including ice cold beer from the Bud Light Tailgate Zone.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Aah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aah. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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