Aah

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Interjection 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Anagrams

English

Pronunciation

As an interjection the word is pronounced basically the same way as the interjection ah but the double a stresses prolongation. In the noun and the verb there is no extra prolongation.

Interjection

1. Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.

   Aah! That's amazing!

2. Indication of joyful pleasure.
   • 1834 — Edgar Allan Poe, The Assignation

     Yet I remember—aah! how should I forget?

3. Indication of sympathy.
4. Indication of mouth being opened wide.

   Dentists would always instruct, say aah!

Translations

expressing amazement or surprise

Estonian: ah

Latin: hui Lithuanian: ach!

Noun

Singular aah

Plural aahs

1. Expression of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
2. Expression of joy and/or pleasure.

Related terms

• oohs and aahs

Translations

Estonian: ahhetus

Verb

Infinitive to aah

Third person singular aahs

Simple past aahed

Past participle aahed

Present participle aahing

1. To express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah.

   Everyone who came by oohed and aahed over her new appearance.

2. 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.

Translations

to express amazement using "aah!"

Estonian: ahhetama

Anagrams

• ahaet:aah

zh:aah