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aah

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verb

variants also ah

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
  • Theater talk is some of the most frivolous talk, and it should be shouted from the rooftops.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 June 2025
  • But they were awakened around 2 a.m. Saturday by someone pounding on the front door and shouting, asking to enter and identifying himself as a police officer, the family recounted.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • With a 6-3 ruling Friday restricting the power of judges to issue nationwide blocks on presidential initiatives, the court put an exclamation mark on a term dominated by Trump victories.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025
  • Second-year outfielder Andy Pages hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning to propel LA to the win, adding an exclamation mark to a great season so far with the Dodgers.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • The film reportedly a whooping budget of more than $400 million.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
  • More preventable diseases could re-emerge next CNN: What should parents and people concerned about whooping cough do protect themselves?
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Osborn was one of 15 members of the North Area Technical Rescue Team practicing water rescues on a roaring Clear Creek last week west of Golden.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
  • Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff A neighborhood park rises again Excavators rumble and dump trucks roar, even on weekends.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025

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“Aah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aah. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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