Eek vs Wow - What's the difference?
eek | wow |
Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).
Expressing (sometimes mock) fear or surprise.
The shrill vocal sound of a mouse, rat, or monkey.
To produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation.
* 2009 , Paul Gelder, Yachting Monthly's Further Confessions
* 2011 , Isaac E. Washington, The Stars in My Dreams (page 106)
An indication of excitement or surprise.
* 1513 , (Gavin Douglas), Virgil Æneid (translation) vi. Prol. 19 :
An expression of amazement or awe.
Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.
(informal) An exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.
A relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.
As a proper noun eek
is a river in alaska.As an interjection wow is
an indication of excitement or surprise.As a verb wow is
(informal) to amaze or awe.As a noun wow is
(informal) an exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.eek
English
Interjection
Verb
(en verb)- She was dangling the mouse by its tail, but as it tried to arch upwards and bite, she started to jig about wildly The anglers had watched a beautiful young woman dance naked beneath a full moon to the feverish rhythm of unworldly eeking noises!
- We saw a frog and she eeked in terror again from the sight of it hopping near her.
Anagrams
* eke ----wow
English
(wikipedia wow)Interjection
(en interjection)- Out on thir wanderand spiritis, wow! thow cryis.
- Wow! How do they do that?
- Wow... I can't believe you would do such a thing.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* wowzer, wowser * wowsers * wowzahNoun
(en noun)- He did? That's a wow !