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Ook vs Ooh - What's the difference?

ook | ooh |

As interjections the difference between ook and ooh

is that ook is the cry of a monkey while ooh is uh, erm, um (expression of confusion or uncertainty).

ook

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • The cry of a monkey.
  • * 1995 , Terry Pratchett, Soul Music
    • He tapped the Librarian on the shoulder. "Excuse me —" "Ook ?" "Those guys just called you a monkey," said Glod.
  • * 2004 , Robert Arellano, Don Dimaio of La Plata
    • The irate ape cries, "Ook ook ! Ai ai ai!" He springs off the edge of the stone basin, clawing Cantare across the face and bursting through the door.
  • * 2014 , Victoria Wessex, Shipwrecked with the Billionaire Rock Star
    • Fingers pinched my eyelashes and lifted one eyelid. I looked straight into a big, leathery black face surrounded by brown fur. “Ook ?” asked the monkey.

    Synonyms

    * ooh-ah-ah

    ooh

    English

    Alternative forms

    * oooh, ooooh

    Interjection

    (en-interj) (with as many 'o's as needed to express the length of the utterance )
  • An expression of surprise.
  • An expression of awe.
  • *
  • The sound made to imitate a ghost.
  • Used sometimes because of affection

    • Verb

  • To go ooh

    • See also

    * oh * ooh la la

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