—used to express strong feeling (such as pleasure or surprise)
wowed; wowing; wows
: to excite to enthusiastic admiration or approval
a performance that wowed the critics
: a distortion in reproduced sound consisting of a slow rise and fall of pitch caused by speed variation in the reproducing system
Examples of wow in a Sentence
Verb
Her performance wowed the critics.
Recent Examples on the Web
Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Dishes like this carne asada will wow your guests at any get-together, where smokey marinated flatiron steaks are topped with spicy salsa and garnished with lime and cilantro.
—Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 3 June 2024
Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
The new moon on the 8th is a wow factor for creating intimacy and togetherness – so call it in Libra and open yourself up for a heart-to-heart.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
We’re no longer accustomed to the Apples and Googles of the world wowing us with new products.
—Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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Interjection
Your enthusiasm and smart moves will wow some and make others jealous.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Dishes like this carne asada will wow your guests at any get-together, where smokey marinated flatiron steaks are topped with spicy salsa and garnished with lime and cilantro.
—Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 3 June 2024
Noun
Perhaps no other player on the Orioles — maybe other than Henderson — has the wow factor quite like Mullins.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
The new moon on the 8th is a wow factor for creating intimacy and togetherness – so call it in Libra and open yourself up for a heart-to-heart.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Verb
In Nashville, Kelsea Ballerini wows the crowd with her performance at the 2024 CMA Music Festival.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
We’re no longer accustomed to the Apples and Googles of the world wowing us with new products.
—Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 6 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for wow
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wow. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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