Definitions for WOW

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WOW wow

Spelling: [wou]

IPA: /waʊ/

Wow is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 7 anagrams from letters in WOW (oww).

Definitions for WOW

noun

1. an extraordinary success:
2. excitement, interest, great pleasure, or the like:
3. Audio. a slow wavering of pitch in sound recording or reproducing equipment caused by uneven speed of the turntable or the tape. Compare flutter (def 12).
4. Scot. and North England Dialect. a howl, wail, bark, whine, or mew.

interjection

1. (an exclamation of surprise, wonder, pleasure, or the like):

verb (used with object)

1. to gain an enthusiastic response from; thrill.

verb (used without object)

1. Scot. and North England Dialect. to howl, wail, bark, whine, or mew.

Origin of WOW

1890-95; perhaps identical with Scots wow! exclamation of surprise or admiration

Examples for WOW

He sits on a bough and says “wow” in a soft but decisive manner.

And then I saw the trailer to Nightcrawler and texted him again and said, “wow, you inspire me every day.”

wow said the soldier, whose face was bandaged, she'll get it 'ere, won't she?

There—there, don't snarl so, you're simply barking—bow, wow!

Deadspin pointed out some of the lows of his argument—and wow, are there some gems.

It was like ‘wow, I can do whatever I like,’ and I did, and it became routine.

But then we found Amina and Sarah and we thought, wow, this is a story all its own.

It made a big impact on him and he realized, “wow, there really is a Santa, at least in the hearts of some people.”

But then one afternoon I was painting that big amazon of a model and—wow!

I'm only some stiff wi' the cauld; for wow, but I am cauld!'