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OOH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ooh mean?
• OOH (verb)
The verb OOH has 1 sense:
1. express admiration and pleasure by uttering 'ooh' or 'aah'
Familiarity information: OOH used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Express admiration and pleasure by uttering 'ooh' or 'aah'
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
aah; ooh
Context example:
They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents
Hypernyms (to "ooh" is one way to...):
call out; cry; cry out; exclaim; outcry; shout (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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