—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.
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Cristina Escobar, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2025
And, wow, did Moonlight pull off a stunning victory — but not in a way that anyone imagined.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Jeremy Courtney Interiors Homeowners looking to up the wow factor on their short-term rental properties will find an ally in Round Rock designer Jeremy Courtney, who specializes in the genre.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
The stars wowed in their most opulent fashions on the red carpet and host Conan O'Brien dished out jokes from Hollywood's Dolby Theatre.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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Interjection
The 97th Oscars are in the books and wow, was that a boring show.
—Cristina Escobar, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2025
And, wow, did Moonlight pull off a stunning victory — but not in a way that anyone imagined.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
The 2025 Sierra Denali Ultimate is eye-catching, comfortable and spacious, while still having the attributes of a standard ½ ton pickup, but the addition of the Denali Ultimate is the wow factor.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Jeremy Courtney Interiors Homeowners looking to up the wow factor on their short-term rental properties will find an ally in Round Rock designer Jeremy Courtney, who specializes in the genre.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
The cooking capabilities of the slow cooker are impressive, but what really wowed us during testing was some of the other design features.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
The stars wowed in their most opulent fashions on the red carpet and host Conan O'Brien dished out jokes from Hollywood's Dolby Theatre.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wow. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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