WOW | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of wow in English wowexclamation   informal uk /waʊ/ us /waʊ/ Add to word list Add to word list A2 used to show surprise and sometimes pleasure: Wow! Did you make that cake? It looks delicious!

• "Wow!" exclaimed John, "what a fantastic house."
• Wow! I wasn't expecting such a great reception.
• Wow! What a hat.
• A hundred pounds! Wow!
• "Wow!" said Alan excitedly.

Linguistics: sounds used as interjections

• aha
• ahem
• bah
• bam
• blah
• blah, blah, blah
• cor
• duh
• ho-hum
• huh
• pooh
• shh
• squee
• toot
• uh-huh
• vocable
• vroom
• wham
• whee
• whew

See more results » wownoun [ S ]   informal uk /waʊ/ us /waʊ/ a person or thing that is very successful, attractive, or pleasant: He's a real wow with the girls in his class. Successful (things or people)

• a head of steam idiom
• achiever
• alive
• alpha female
• alpha male
• arrive
• ascendant
• crest
• good with someone/something
• greatest hits
• have (got) it made idiom
• have something in your pocket idiom
• have the world at your feet idiom
• rail
• smash
• storming
• successful
• successfully
• superachiever
• superhit

See more results » wowverb [ T ]   informal uk /waʊ/ us /waʊ/ to make someone feel great excitement or admiration: The movie wowed audiences with its amazing special effects. Showing respect and admiration

• admiration
• admire
• admiring
• admiringly
• approving
• approvingly
• fulsome
• fulsomely
• fulsomeness
• glorify
• grovelling
• hallow
• pay your respects idiom
• philogynist
• philogyny
• put someone on a pedestal idiom
• regard someone/something highly
• regild
• woof
• worshipful

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Making people excited and interested (Definition of wow from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

wow | American Dictionary

wowexclamation   infml us /wɑʊ/ Add to word list Add to word list used to show surprise or pleasure: Wow! Did you hear that noise? (Definition of wow from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of wow?

Translations of wow

in Chinese (Traditional) （用來表示驚訝或驚喜）呀，哇, 成功的人（或事）, 受歡迎的人（或事物）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （用来表示惊讶或惊喜）呀，哇, 成功的人（或事）, 受欢迎的人（或事物）… See more in Spanish ala, cautivar, ¡guau!… See more in Portuguese uau!, nossa!, uau… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Telugu in Tamil in Hindi in Bengali in Gujarati in Polish in Norwegian in Korean in Urdu in Italian वॉव, आश्चर्य, आनंद दाखवायला वापरतात… See more （驚き、興奮などを表す叫び）わあ！, わー… See more Vay be!', 'Vay canına"!… See more waouw… See more ostres… See more ఆశ్చర్యాన్ని ప్రకటించడం కొరకు, మరియు కొన్నిసార్లు ఆహ్లాదాన్ని ప్రకటించడానికి వాడతారు… See more ஆச்சரியத்தையும் சில சமயங்களில் மகிழ்ச்சியையும் காட்டப் பயன்படுகிறது… See more बहुत खूब… See more দারুণ… See more વાહ… See more kurczę!, ja cię!… See more jøss, du verden… See more (놀람, 감탄, 경이를 표하기 위해 쓰임) 와!… See more واہ(حیرت یا خوشی کے موقع پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے)… See more caspita!… See more Need a translator?

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