English

Pronunciation
enPR|wou, IPA|/wa�/, SAMPA|/waU/
audio|en-us-wow.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-a�|-a�

Interjection
wow!

1. An indication of excitement or surprise.

#: Wow! I never expected this!

1. An expression of amazement or awe.

#: Wow! How do they do that?

Translations
trans-top|excitement
Finnish: vau!
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trans-top|amazement
Finnish: vau!, o-ho!
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ttbc|Dutch: Wauw!
ttbc|French: oh ! oh là là ! t|fr|ouah !
ttbc|Hungarian: hűha! tyű! tyűha! ejha!
ttbc|Icelandic: vá!
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ttbc|Polish: �a�!
ttbc|Spanish: uau!
ttbc|Romanian: uau!
ttbc|Italian: uao!
ttbc|Serbian:
:Cyrilic: ва�
:Roman: vau
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Derived terms
wowzer

Category: English interjections

Verb
en-verb|wows|wowing|wowed

1. To amaze or awe.

#:He really wowed the audience.

Noun
a wow

1. An exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.

#: He did? That's a wow!

Category:English palindromes

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• 2007-12-23 18:09 - Hekaheka - /* Interjection */ checked fi

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