Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oohs
Verb
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Kylie, 33, shouts in the background, trying to prevent an accident.—
Georgia Slater,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025 -
There is an inherent lack of trust and confidence that comes from visiting a website that shouts at you.—
Talie Smith,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Crucially, the minutes leading up to those exclamations were not business as usual.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Aug. 2025
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Travis, sitting next to Swift, plays his part as a hype man during the intro by chiming in with exclamations to underline her most impressive accomplishments.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Having been friends and collaborators for over two decades, the group's conversations are lively and filled with excited interjections, ultimately leading to agreement.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Neither leader appeared frustrated, and there were no remarks or interjections from any of the other officials in the room.—
Jesus Mesa
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This included early American music forms, marches, spirituals, field hollers, work songs and African rhythms, as well as their musical descendants, like jazz, blues, gospel, country and rock ‘n’ roll.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Lots of noise, big splashes, a few congratulatory whoops and hollers.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
30 Sep. 2024
Verb
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The movie roars to life but seemingly forgets to breathe.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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Still, no matter how loud the new guard roars, gospel royalty commands the room.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Oohs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oohs. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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