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aah

intj, noun, verb — 11 senses

aah

intj
1

Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.

  • Aah! That's amazing!
  • 'Aaah!' they sigh, as the silvery Space Shuttle races heavenwards on top of a towering pillar of flame.1985, Joan Morrison, chapter 5, in Share House Blues, Boolarong Publications, page 62:
2

Indication of joyful pleasure.

  • Yet I remember—aah! how should I forget?1834, Edgar Allan Poe, The Assignation:
3

Indication of sympathy.

  • Aah, I feel so bad for you...
4

Indication of mouth being opened wide.

  • Dentists would always instruct, say aah!
5

To express understanding.

  • Aah. Now I understand.
6

The sound of one screaming (with as many a's or h's as needed for emphasis).

  • AAAHHH! A bug! A bug! Get it off me! Get it off me!
  • Aah! A rat!
Derived terms
say aah

aah

noun
1

Expression of amazement, surprise, enthusiasm, or fear.

2

Expression of joy and/or pleasure.

3

The exclamation aah.

aah

verb

› To say or exclaim aah.

1

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

  • Everyone who came by oohed and aahed over her new appearance.
  • In the next few minutes, Molly tossed dress after dress aside, oohing and aahing at the varied fabrics, the elaborate detailing of each one, until she found a dress that was— / Breathtaking.2010, Kieran Kramer, chapter 7, in When Harry Met Molly, St. Martin’s Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 66:
2

Informal To express joy or pleasure, especially by the interjection aah.

Derived terms
aaher

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