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Definition of 'aah'English
Interjection
( en-interj)
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.
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