ooh!とは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• oooh, ooooh

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA: /uː/
• 韻: -uː

間投詞

ooh (with as many 'o's as needed to express the length of the utterance)

1. An expression of surprise.
2. An expression of awe.
3. A sound made to imitate a ghost.
4. An expression of affection.
5. An expression of pain.
6. An expression of excitement, anticipation, or enthusiastic interest.

   Ooh, I love that book!

   Ooh, that looks delicious!

派生語

名詞

ooh (plural oohs)

1. An exclamation of ooh.
   • 2009 January 4, Joe Brescia, “Twins Graduate From Columbia to Stardom at the Circus”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 11 February 2021:

     In any given performance, their tosses and spins and leaps elicit oohs and ahhs from children and adults.

   • 2013, Tom Turpin, Modern Custom Guns: Walnut, Steel, and Uncommon Artistry, 2nd edition, Iola, Wis.: Gun Digest Books, →ISBN, page 47:

     The most underrated component in building a custom gun is the metalsmithing. Stock work immediately attracts attention. Fancy checkering patterns, meticulously executed, are sure to elicit oohs and ahhs.

動詞

ooh (third-person singular simple present oohs, present participle oohing, simple past and past participle oohed)

1. To exclaim ooh.
   • 2010, Kieran Kramer, chapter 7, in When Harry Met Molly, St. Martin’s Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 66:

     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.

参考

• oh
• ooh la la

アナグラム

• Hoo, hoo, oho