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wow

1

[ wou ]

interjection

  1. (an exclamation of surprise, wonder, pleasure, or the like):

    Wow! Look at that!



verb (used with object)

  1. to gain an enthusiastic response from; thrill.

noun

  1. an extraordinary success:

    His act is a real wow.

  2. excitement, interest, great pleasure, or the like:

    a car that will add some wow to your life.

wow

2

[ wou ]

noun

  1. Audio. a slow wavering of pitch in sound recording or reproducing equipment caused by uneven speed of the turntable or the tape. Compare flutter ( def 12 ).
  2. Scot. and North England Dialect. a howl, wail, bark, whine, or mew.

verb (used without object)

  1. Scot. and North England Dialect. to howl, wail, bark, whine, or mew.

wow

1

/ waʊ; wəʊ /

noun

  1. a slow variation or distortion in pitch that occurs at very low audio frequencies in sound-reproducing systems, such as a record player, usually due to variation in speed of the turntable, etc See also flutter
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WOW

2

abbreviation for

  1. waiting on weather: used esp in the oil industry
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wow

3

/ waʊ /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of admiration, amazement, etc
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noun

  1. slang.
    a person or thing that is amazingly successful, attractive, etc
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verb

  1. slang.
    tr to arouse great enthusiasm in
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wow1

1890–95; perhaps identical with Scots wow! exclamation of surprise or admiration

Origin of wow2

1800–10 wow 2fordefs 2, 3; 1930–35 wow 2fordef 1; imitative; the audio term is probably an independent formation
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wow1

C20: of imitative origin

Origin of wow2

C16: originally Scottish, expressive of surprise, amazement, etc
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Example Sentences

I just recently rewatched all six Star Wars movies the other day… Oh wow, from the beginning?

It made a big impact on him and he realized, “Wow, there really is a Santa, at least in the hearts of some people.”

But while the GoPro is impressive by itself, it has some serious wow factor when combined with a drone.

And then I saw the trailer to Nightcrawler and texted him again and said, “Wow, you inspire me every day.”

It was like ‘Wow, I can do whatever I like,’ and I did, and it became routine.

There was a grand "pow-wow," as William called it, after he came.

Among the neighboring Cherokees, was one named Silouee, celebrated as a chief and pow-wow, or medicine man.

A special class of legends that have been evolved in Slavic countries are those that tell of the Lamed-wow-niks.

The chief difficulty in a "pow-wow" of this nature was that the balance of argument was invariably on the side of the Indian.

"I'm going over to Mrs. Bow Wow's house to see if I can find the puppy dogs," he said.

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