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aah

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verb

variants also ah

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of aah
Verb
Set up a chair and blanket just before sunset, and join the chorus of Portlanders oohing and aahing. Brianna Crane, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024 There was quite a bit of oohing and aahing at the Hotel Thermal in 2023 when the Karlovy Vary film festival opening ceremony started with a curtain being raised and women becoming visible. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024 Afterward, a wide-eyed Alvarez could be seen oohing and aahing on the Astros’ bench. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024 People walked out of theaters stunned, oohing and aahing over the shocking ending. Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for aah
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aah
Noun
  • Vance’s Best Friend, the Canadian Politician, Has No Comment Her ooh’s and ahh’s draw Shipp over, gears already turning.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
  • When Yoda did come through the entrance with shelter volunteer Linda Miller, there were cheers and oohs and aahs at the sight of the bundle of energy.
    Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Shoppers drag pushcarts through dozens of fruit and vegetable stalls as vendors shout prices on loop, in a rhythm.
    Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • Passengers allegedly held onto the ride’s safety bars and shouted for help as many reported feeling dizzy, dehydrated, and increasingly panicked as the minutes turned into hours.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Dramatic piano chords are stuck alongside sepia title cards that are pleasantly full of exclamation marks.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
  • Trump’s near panicky exclamation in the Oval Office that Ukraine’s defense of its territory could cause a nuclear war was extraordinary — and extraordinarily dangerous.
    Anthony Lake, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Elle Fanning, who plays a Hollywood starlet in the feature, wiped away tears and embraced Trier as the crowd whooped and hollered for her performance.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 May 2025
  • In 2024, there were more than 35,000 cases of whooping cough in the United States, the highest in more than a decade.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Rabb grabbed the ball and raced up the left sideline, roaring past four defenders who had been caught flat-footed while focusing on James.
    Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • As revolutions roared and factories rose, human worth became increasingly tied to productivity.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

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“Aah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aah. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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