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aah

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intj
  1. 1

    Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.

    • Aah! That's amazing!
  2. 2

    Indication of joyful pleasure.

    • Yet I remember—aah! how should I forget?
  3. 3

    Indication of sympathy.

    • Aah, I feel so bad for you...
  4. 4

    Indication of mouth being opened wide.

    • Dentists would always instruct, say aah!
  5. 5

    To express understanding.

    • Aah. Now I understand.
  6. 6

    The sound of one screaming (with as many a's or h's as needed for emphasis).

    • AAAHHH! A bug! A bug! Get it off me! Get it off me!
    • Aah! A rat!
noun
  1. 1

    Expression of amazement, surprise, enthusiasm, or fear.

  2. 2

    Expression of joy and/or pleasure.

  3. 3

    The exclamation aah.

verb
  1. 1

    To say or exclaim aah.; To express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah.informalintransitive

    • Everyone who came by oohed and aahed over her new appearance.
  2. 2

    To say or exclaim aah.; To express joy or pleasure, especially by the interjection aah.informalintransitive

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