wow | Lernwerd

Forms

1.To amaze or awe.(informal)
- He really wowed the audience.
- We have the worst of both worlds: the royal family gives us nothing, and we in turn legitimise it, give it meaning and audience and pay, through subsidies and tax exemptions, for its ability to wow us.

1.An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.
- Out on thir wanderand spiritis, wow! thow cryis.
- Wow, I sure was surprised!
2.An expression of amazement, awe, or admiration.
- Wow! How do they do that?
3.Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.
- Wow… good job using all of our supplies on the first day.

1.Anything exceptionally surprising, unbelievable, outstanding, etc.(informal)
- ‘And say, Jimmy, wait till you see me in my new outfit..It’s a wow, kid.’
2.A relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.
- I often hear flutter and wows spoken of.
- Sound films have to be loaded so that the sound is 5 seconds before the sound drum so a wow does not result when the film is punched up on the air.
3.An utterance of "wow".(informal)
- One woman took a seat nearer the front for a closer look at my maps. Several people exhaled loudly. I heard a wow now and then.
- On this trip, we talked with fellow cruisers about their travels and boats, and many were curious about the Beneteau Swift Trawler. Gow graciously gave tours, during which we heard many wows, oohs and aahs.

Common· #1557

Attested since the 16th century; borrowed from Scots wow; ultimately a natural exclamation.