Definition for: aah

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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

aah!

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

Noun

aah ( plural aahs )

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

Related terms

• oohs and aahs

Translations

Verb

to aah ( third-person singular simple present aahs , present participle aahing , simple past aahed , past participle aahed )

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!"

Anagrams

• aha

Other Translations for "aah"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		aah
Hex		e1 e1 e8
Pig Latin		aahway

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