单词 | ooh |
释义 | oohv. 1. intransitive. To say ‘ooh’. Esp. in to ooh and ah (cf. ah v.). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > cry or exclaim [verb (intransitive)] > specific exclamations ho1377 heave hoa1400 howc1450 whew1765 oh-oh1833 oh1837 yo-heave-ho1857 phew1858 ahem1876 oh-my1893 hooch1896 yah1904 ooh1930 ooh-la-la1950 ooh-ooh1960 c1836 G. Nelson First Winter in L. Peers & T. Schenck First Years in Fur Trade (2002) 64 We heard an owl ooing in the woods.] 1930 C. Beaton Diary in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) iii. 28 Aunt Jessie, with eyes twinkling, ooh-ed and ah-ed to my heart's content. 1965 J. B. Priestley Lost Empires iii. x. 273 People laughed and clapped and Oo'd and Ah'd. 1994 Weekend Austral. 16 July (Review Suppl.) 3/5 Streisand oohed and aahed over a spectral dream date. 2000 A. Rosenthal Jerusalem, Take One ii. 37 With all the ‘awing’ and ‘oohing’ at the shrimps and the crabs, I'm sure the place was packed the following Monday. 2. a. transitive. To express by making the sound ‘ooh’. rare. ΚΠ 1961 W. Sansom Last Hours of Sandra Lee 112 Mouths ooed and nummed noises of appreciation. 1970 G. Corso Elegiac Feelings Amer. iii. 9 How we knew to feel each dawn, to ooh and aah each golden sorrow and helplessness coast to coast. b. transitive. to ooh one's way: to say ‘ooh’ continually or repeatedly whilst engaged in an activity such as reading an article, etc. ΚΠ 1971 A. Morice Death of Gay Dog xiii. 141 He..oohed and ahed his way through the column in quite the proper spirit. 1997 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 11 Apr. b8/3 A handful of youngsters..oohed their way through a six-minute aerial tour. 2000 M. Barrowcliffe Girlfriend 44 i. 36 Lydia had ummed, ahhed and oohed her way through three pages before her next intelligible comment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). oohint.n. A. int. Expressing contextually a variety of emotions, as pain, surprise, wonder, disapproval, etc. In later use frequently humorous or ironic. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [interjection] > other specific cries or exclamations oeOE heya1225 ouc1300 we13.. hac1320 how1377 how now?c1380 vaha1382 ha a!c1386 ha ha!c1386 hoa1400 ohoa1400 yowc1440 yoa1475 heh1475 hey ho?c1475 huffc1485 wemaya1500 whewa1500 wow1513 huffa?1520 gup?1528 ist1540 whow1542 hougha1556 whoo1570 good-now1578 ooh1602 phew1604 highday1606 huh1608 whoo-whoop1611 sessaa1616 tara1672 hegh1723 hip1735 waugha1766 whoofa1766 jee1786 goody1796 yaw1797 hech1808 whoo-ee1811 whizz1812 yah1812 soh1815 sirs1816 how1817 quep1822 soho1825 ow1834 ouch1838 pfui1838 suz1844 shoo1845 yoop1847 upsadaisy1862 houp-la1870 hooch1871 nu1892 ouff1898 upsy1903 oo-er1909 ooh-wee1910 eina1913 oops1921 whoopsie1923 whoops-a-daisy1925 hot-cha-cha1929 upsadaisy1929 walla1929 hotcha1931 hi-de-ho1936 po po po1936 ho-de-ho1941 oh, oh1944 oopsy1956 chingas1984 bambi2007 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. L4 Sir Vau. Flea off this hairie skin M. Horace.., vntruuse, vntrusse... Hor. Ooh—Tu. Nay, your oohs, nor your Callin-oes cannot serue your turne. 1633 J. Ford Loves Sacrifice iii Vengeance on all wild whores, I say,—oh, 'tis true; Farewell generation of Hackneyes.—ooh. dyes. 1696 T. D'Urfey Comical Hist. Don Quixote: 3rd Pt. ii. i. 12 Oo—I'm asham'd. 1781 M. P. Andrews Dissipation iv. i. 50 Oh, it wash very unguarded ting; and brings disgrace upon us all. Ooh! ooh! 1797 F. Reynolds Will iv. 50 I may breathe again, I suppose.—Ooh—ooh! [Breathing violently]—So, you're not an apparition then—you're only a robber? 1798 G. Colman Heir at Law iv. i. 55 My sweet Miss Caroline, don't grieve! Ooh, the devil! my ould heart's as full as a basket of eggs. 1845 H. W. Herbert Warwick Woodlands 24 Ooh! but we'se mak grand sport o't! 1862 W. Barnes Poems of Rural Life 129 Ooh! ooh! the thorns do prick. 1916 E. O'Neill Bound East for Cardiff in Provincetown Plays 1st Ser. 16 It hurts like hell—here... I guess my old pump's busted. Ooohh! 1965 B. Friel Philadelphia, here I Come! 39 Oooooh God! Priceless! Beautiful! Delightful! 1996 J. T. Hospital Oyster (1997) 69 Ooooooh, the men said, looking at each other and winking and clapping their sides. B. n. An utterance of ‘ooh’. In later use esp. in oohs and ahs (cf. ah int.). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun] > other specific cries or exclamations O?c1225 heyc1400 hoc1405 whoopc1450 oha1535 ooh1602 whowb1602 phew1613 hogmanay1692 ah1712 yo-hope1724 whew1751 whoo1763 yah1812 yo-heave-ho1813 yoicks1817 yo-he-ho1827 yo1830 boo1833 yoick1854 hot-cha-cha1932 ooh-la-la1952 ooh-ah1957 eina1971 eish2005 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. L4 Sir Vau. Flea off this hairie skin M. Horace.., vntruuse, vntrusse... Hor. Ooh—Tu. Nay, your oohs, nor your Callin-oes cannot serue your turne. 1654 R. Flecknoe Love's Dominion ii. v. 24 He his yet a more solemn fool in Prose, With's speech imbroder'd..With Oos and Aspirations, and never a word of sense in them. 1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies vi. 96 Quite a large crowd had collected on either side of the awning to criticize the cloaks with appreciative ‘oohs’ and ‘ahs’ or contemptuous sniffs. 1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin xlviii. 301 There was a great ‘Ooohh’ and ‘Aaahh’ as the rocket burst. 1994 Canad. Geographic 1994–5 Winter Catal. 26/1 Cuddly Raccoon: Just the cutest little raccoon... Sure to evoke oohs and ahhs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1930int.n.1602 |
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