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wow 1
(wou) Informalinterj.
Used to express wonder, amazement, or great pleasure.
n.
An outstanding success.
tr.v. wowed, wow·ing, wows
To have a strong, usually pleasurable effect on: a performance that wowed the audience.
wow 2
(wou)n.
Slow variation in the pitch of a sound reproduction resulting from variations in the speed of the recording or reproducing equipment.
[Imitative.]
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wow
(waʊ)interj
an exclamation of admiration, amazement, etc
n
slang a person or thing that is amazingly successful, attractive, etc
vb
(tr) slang to arouse great enthusiasm in
[C16: originally Scottish, expressive of surprise, amazement, etc]
wow
(waʊ; wəʊ)n
(Electronics) a slow variation or distortion in pitch that occurs at very low audio frequencies in sound-reproducing systems, such as a record player, usually due to variation in speed of the turntable, etc. See also flutter14
[C20: of imitative origin]
WOW
abbreviation for
(Mining & Quarrying) waiting on weather: used esp in the oil industry
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wow1
(waʊ)interj.
1. (an exclamation of surprise, wonder, pleasure, or the like.)
v.t.2. to gain an enthusiastic response from; thrill.
n.3. an extraordinary success.
4. excitement, interest, great pleasure, or the like.
[1890–95]
wow2
(waʊ)n.
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).
[1930–35; imitative]
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wow
Past participle: wowed
Gerund: wowing
| Imperative |
|---|
| wow |
| wow |
| Present |
|---|
| I wow |
| you wow |
| he/she/it wows |
| we wow |
| you wow |
| they wow |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I wowed |
| you wowed |
| he/she/it wowed |
| we wowed |
| you wowed |
| they wowed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am wowing |
| you are wowing |
| he/she/it is wowing |
| we are wowing |
| you are wowing |
| they are wowing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have wowed |
| you have wowed |
| he/she/it has wowed |
| we have wowed |
| you have wowed |
| they have wowed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was wowing |
| you were wowing |
| he/she/it was wowing |
| we were wowing |
| you were wowing |
| they were wowing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had wowed |
| you had wowed |
| he/she/it had wowed |
| we had wowed |
| you had wowed |
| they had wowed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will wow |
| you will wow |
| he/she/it will wow |
| we will wow |
| you will wow |
| they will wow |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have wowed |
| you will have wowed |
| he/she/it will have wowed |
| we will have wowed |
| you will have wowed |
| they will have wowed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be wowing |
| you will be wowing |
| he/she/it will be wowing |
| we will be wowing |
| you will be wowing |
| they will be wowing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been wowing |
| you have been wowing |
| he/she/it has been wowing |
| we have been wowing |
| you have been wowing |
| they have been wowing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been wowing |
| you will have been wowing |
| he/she/it will have been wowing |
| we will have been wowing |
| you will have been wowing |
| they will have been wowing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been wowing |
| you had been wowing |
| he/she/it had been wowing |
| we had been wowing |
| you had been wowing |
| they had been wowing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would wow |
| you would wow |
| he/she/it would wow |
| we would wow |
| you would wow |
| they would wow |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have wowed |
| you would have wowed |
| he/she/it would have wowed |
| we would have wowed |
| you would have wowed |
| they would have wowed |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  wow - a joke that seems extremely funny gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" |
| Verb | 1. |  wow - impress greatly; "The speaker wowed the audience"impress - impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience" |
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wow
nounInformal. A dazzling, often sudden instance of success:
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Translations
wow
ejhahűhatyűtyűha
hui
uau
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wow
1
interj → hui (inf), → Mann (inf), → Mensch (inf)
n (inf) it’s a wow → das ist spitze (inf) → or ’ne Wucht (inf)
wow
2
n (on recording) → Jaulen nt
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wow
[waʊ] excl (fam) → wow!
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