aahed

verb

variants also ahed
past tense of aah
as in oohed

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  1. shouted
  2. howled
Verb
  • Morales shouted at reporters as he was led into an NYPD vehicle.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Depp hobbled around — supported by a cane, sporting a dusty top hat, and ensconced behind a wrought iron gate — while fans shouted out questions.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
Definition of shouted
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  • These two characters have maybe two minutes of screentime between them, and yet a certain portion of the internet, and Elon Musk, have raged, gnashed teeth and howled to the wind about the way this denigrates a Greek classic.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • All Balogun playing did was make the Americans seem like bullies who just lost the fight as everyone else howled laughter.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of howled
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“Aahed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aahed. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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