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aah

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verb

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of aah
Noun
Boil peas, dress with an herbal vinaigrette, and ooh and aah over all the flavor. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026 During meteor showers, Earthlings ooh and aah over bits of rock that have broken off comets or asteroids as the travel around the sun. Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
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 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
  • One day while sitting on the porch, Sarah appeared out of nowhere, running towards them, shouting for them.
    Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
  • The crew and the two witnesses said one of the three men got out with a dog and then moved aggressively towards the crew while shouting racial slurs targeted at the photographer.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Oyarzabal then provided the final margin in the final minutes to add an exclamation mark to the victory.
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • The franchise passed the $1 billion mark at the global box office last week, putting an exclamation mark on the sequel’s surprisingly strong theatrical run.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The Indians in Westerns had war paint and whooped like savages.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • Hundreds of spectators gathered along Ocean Boulevard dressed in rainbow tutus, dresses and shirts, whooping and waving as the Long Beach Pride parade rolled past Sunday morning.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • The crowd will roar for the man who nearly delivered a World Series-winning homer.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 29 June 2026

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“Aah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aah. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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