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Recent Examples of ooh
Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 22 Apr. 2025
If the long track record of Hawk-Eye used during tennis matches is a guide, fans are more than willing to ooh and ahh in excitement at a digital representation of a ball on a giant screen.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2025
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
Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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
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Interjection
Friends would come over and ooh and ahh at his views of the Empire State Building and the complex’s massive communal terrace.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 22 Apr. 2025
If the long track record of Hawk-Eye used during tennis matches is a guide, fans are more than willing to ooh and ahh in excitement at a digital representation of a ball on a giant screen.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2025
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
By the same token, the stars assembled to deliver statuettes into the hands of their fellow stars were worth oohing and aahing over.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ooh
Noun
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Guests will ooh and aah over this gorgeous DIY autumn porch decor.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those who predicted a doomed future for all of humanity called us addicts and criminals, leeches and slime (and way worse things) because we were detested, shouted at, dragged by our arms across bedrooms and public sporting events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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In April, the couple navigated another mid-episode interruption — this time from an audience member who shouted out during an interview with actor Christopher Meloni.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
Interjection
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But just kind of spreading that message that, hey, that whole golden rule thing.—
Kailey Schuyler,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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These are probably in the long-shot category, but hey, Hollywood loves a twist.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Ooh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ooh. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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