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noun

plural of ooh

as in aahs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ooh

as in shouts

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Noun

Deepening the flavor of place and time, the evening is peppered with Spanish phrases, interjections, exclamations and homilies.

— Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Depending on the region and the community, there are different English words that are more commonly used as loan words or as exclamations.

— Eythana Miller, The Dial, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of exclamations

Verb

Hollywell nods in agreement, and shouts out all the graffiti artists and other creatives who are still nearby.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
While one fan shouts criticism at an official’s call at Mira Costa High, Grandma and Grandpa Reis calmly and confidently root for their grandsons, Christian, a running back, and Weston, a linebacker.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouts

Noun

Deepening the flavor of place and time, the evening is peppered with Spanish phrases, interjections, exclamations and homilies.

— Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
These types of meta-textual interjections are as much the core of the film as any one historical revelation.

— Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of interjections

Verb

The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025

Definition of hollers

Verb

Per the official logline, in the final season, as the survivors race to bury their sins before rescue arrives and an old flame roars back into town with plans of her own.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Its back alleys are still pedestrian-only (although the odd motorbike roars past) and maintain their charm.

— Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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