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Ow vs Aah - What's the difference?

ow | aah |

As a pronoun ow

is (label).

As an interjection aah is

argh.

ow

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (Music) Used for emotional emphasis.

    • Usage notes

    In everyday colloquial (spoken or written) usage, the sound may be lengthened, such as in the form , usually to indicate an increase in pain or distress.

    Synonyms

    * oww * ouch * owie

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words English onomatopoeias ----

    aah

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
    • Aah! That's amazing!
  • Indication of joyful pleasure.
  • * 1834 — (Edgar Allan Poe),
    • Yet I remember—aah! how should I forget?
  • Indication of sympathy.
  • Indication of mouth being opened wide.
    • Dentists would always instruct, say aah!
  • To express understanding.
    • Aah . Now I understand.
    The sound of one screaming (with as many a's or h's needed for emphasis.) AAAHH! A bug! A bug! Get it off me! Get it off me!

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Expression of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
  • Expression of joy and/or pleasure.
  • The exclamation aah.

    • Related terms

    * oohs and aahs

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To say or exclaim aah .
  • # To express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah .
  • Everyone who came by oohed and aahed over her new appearance.
  • # To express joy or pleasure, especially by the interjection aah .

    • Usage notes

    * Usually the verb is intransitive. The object of feelings usually is indicated by the prepositions over or at; sometimes it occurs as a direct object, especially in passive constructions. * Very often the word is used together with some other verb derived from an interjection. The most common combination is to ooh and aah . Perhaps it should be regarded as a separate lexical item. * The word belongs to the informal style.

    Anagrams

    * English three-letter words ----