WOW

wow

(verb) impress greatly; ā€œThe speaker wowed the audienceā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

WoW

(video games) Initialism of World of Warcraft.

(US, politics, derogatory) Initialism of War on Women.

Anagrams

• oww

Etymology 1

Attested since the 16th century, of Scottish origin.

Interjection

wow

An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.

An expression of amazement, awe, or admiration.

Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.

Synonyms

• See also wow

Verb

wow (third-person singular simple present wows, present participle wowing, simple past and past participle wowed)

(informal) To amaze or awe.

Noun

wow (plural wows)

(informal) Anything exceptionally surprising, unbelievable, outstanding, etc.

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Noun

wow (plural wows)

(audio) A relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.

Anagrams

• oww

Source: Wiktionary



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