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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

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The emotion inside the building was impossible to ignore, the crowd oohing and aahing at every crossover, gasping at every shot and desperately trying to will the ball into the basket each time a Laker launched it. — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025 Arriving via the gorgeous gardens of Grosvenor Square, my partner and I oohed and aahed at the imposing marble, opulent chandeliers and old-world glamour of the hotel lobby. — Caroline Dolby, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for aah

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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

Definition of ooh

Verb

The interiors, meanwhile, never shout but still seem to wow with luxe Mediterranean touches and tasteful art.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
News of their separation had been made public earlier this year when LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans for two charges of simple battery where he was eventually given probation despite allegedly also harassing locals and shouting homophobic slurs.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shout

Verb

The hometown crowd roared as Clark emerged alongside Wallen, but the appearance immediately dragged her back into the cultural and racial debates that had followed her since entering the WNBA.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Software stocks roared back from their artificial intelligence-driven sell off, while chip names cooled after a massive first-half run.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

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