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Recent Examples of ooh
L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Le Mini Macaron’s summer collection includes fun little details like hearts, smiley faces, and phrases like ooh la la.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2024
Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The crowd ooh-ed and ahh-ed as athletes leapt from the tower’s many platforms in a performance to cap off the ceremony, including cliff diver Ellie Smith, Olympians Louganis and Sam Dorman, and children beginning their foray into the sport.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2023
Darryn King, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Pictures of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of Thompson, have also elicited a fair amount of oohing and ahhing on social media over his toned physique and bright smile.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Interjection
It’s specially formulated with soothing ingredients like thermal water from the French Alps (ooh la la), glycerin, and manuka honey.
—L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Le Mini Macaron’s summer collection includes fun little details like hearts, smiley faces, and phrases like ooh la la.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2024
Noun
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
The crowd ooh-ed and ahh-ed as athletes leapt from the tower’s many platforms in a performance to cap off the ceremony, including cliff diver Ellie Smith, Olympians Louganis and Sam Dorman, and children beginning their foray into the sport.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2023
Verb
Shane and Ted gritted their teeth and checked their watches as the other passengers oohed and ahhed.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Pictures of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of Thompson, have also elicited a fair amount of oohing and ahhing on social media over his toned physique and bright smile.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ooh
Verb
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As the Blazers pulled away in the third quarter, Kim and Vu were in sync, oohing and aahing when Shaedon Sharpe dunked or Donovan Clingan rejected shots.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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By the same token, the stars assembled to deliver statuettes into the hands of their fellow stars were worth oohing and aahing over.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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By the time the chorus rolled around, the commuters were in full voice, shouting along (and filming the whole thing for posterity), as Fallon banged on a tambourine.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
Interjection
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Having said that, hey did a good job building anticipation toward that moment.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The woman who is dealing with the literal fallout from the incident is Louise Maske (Lyndsy Kail), insisting that hey, no big whoop.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Ooh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ooh. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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