oohs 1 of 2

plural of ooh

oohs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ooh

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for oohs
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
  • Crucially, the minutes leading up to those exclamations were not business as usual.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Robak shouts through a megaphone in a video recording of the moment.
    Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The person filming also shouts in terror as the video captures the scale of the disaster before news of the crash sent shock through the community.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Held in May of last year, the dinner saw walkouts and howls of dissent as Ari Emanuel tore into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over what the super-agent saw as an overkill response to the October 7 attacks.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Wind howls as one of the daughters' body rocks on a gurney, her family lighting candles as a rabbi screams scripture with water crashing in a nearby tub.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There are a few hoots and hollers as the others agree or protest.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Its acceleration roars are music to the ears of any gearhead.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The crowd’s roars for Dreyer in pregame introductions Sunday acknowledged that fact.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Oohs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oohs. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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