Meaning & use
ooh
An interjection used to express surprise, wonder, admiration, or sudden pain.
See it in a sentence
Ooh, that new dress you're wearing looks absolutely beautiful under the evening lights.
The crowd let out a collective ooh as the fireworks lit up the sky.
A note on using this word
Ooh is mainly a spoken, informal exclamation and rarely appears in formal writing except to represent speech.
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