Aah vs Aw - What's the difference?
aah | aw |
Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
Indication of joyful pleasure.
* 1834 — (Edgar Allan Poe),
Indication of sympathy.
Indication of mouth being opened wide.
To express understanding.
Expression of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
Expression of joy and/or pleasure.
The exclamation aah.
To say or exclaim aah .
# To express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah .
# To express joy or pleasure, especially by the interjection aah .
Used to express disappointment/dismay.
Used to express mild protest, entreaty, consternation, or disapproval.
Used to express affection.
As an interjection aah
is argh.As a symbol aw is
the iso 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for aruba.aah
English
Interjection
(en interjection)- Aah! That's amazing!
- Yet I remember—aah! how should I forget?
- Dentists would always instruct, say aah!
- Aah . Now I understand.
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- Everyone who came by oohed and aahed over her new appearance.
Usage notes
* Usually the verb is intransitive. The object of feelings usually is indicated by the prepositions over or at; sometimes it occurs as a direct object, especially in passive constructions. * Very often the word is used together with some other verb derived from an interjection. The most common combination is to ooh and aah . Perhaps it should be regarded as a separate lexical item. * The word belongs to the informal style.Anagrams
* English three-letter words ----aw
English
Interjection
(en interjection)- Aw , that's too bad...
- Aw , dad, why can't we go to Legoland?
- Aw , you've got such a cute little baby!