ohhhh
2
9.8
- interjection
- /oʊ/
- Informal
:
eh
- Ohhhh..
Examples
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When they complain that they seem to be falling back into old patterns, my first question is "Are you noticing your breath throughout the day?" and the answer inevitably is something along the lines of "Ohhhh... yeah, I haven't been doing it as much this week."
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Kim: Ohhhh, I bought it hehehe. What haven't I bought lately?
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Yes, yes, I know someone will say, but ohhhh they earned it and it is theirs and all that.
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- Ohhhh!
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Oh, ohh, ohhhh
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I'm-ohhhh.
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I've spent so much time wanting, and now I'm in the having stage and am just like, ohhhh emmmm geeee!
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If the reason was 'because (insert mythological deity here) says so' or for the purpose of using sex as a weapon in marriage (which has worked ohhhh so well for the US—50% divorce rate), then NO.
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Ohhhh, let me think for a moment before I answer you.
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Hmm, ohhhh, I'm trying to recall if I saw that movie last week.
Synonyms
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7.3
A short sound people make when they hesitate while speaking
744
2.4
A short sound people make when they hesitate or think
96
8.8
A short sound people make when they pause to think
41
9.5
A sound people use when they hesitate or are unsure
35
9.8
A short sound people make when they pause to think
17
9.9
A sound people make when they hesitate while speaking
8
9.9
A short unsure sound you make when you search for words
6
9.9
To say 'haw' when you hesitate while speaking
5
8.7
A short sound people make when they pause to think while speaking
3
9.9
A sound people make when they hesitate or think
1
9.9
A hesitation sound people make when they think or search for words
A short sound that shows you are not sure what to say
How Hesitant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ohhhh is a long form of the simple exclamation oh or ooh, made by holding the 'o' sound to give yourself a moment. So, when people say ohhhh while thinking, they use the sound as 'hesitation' or 'to buy time'.