wow in English
- wow⇄interj. an exclamation, as of surprise, joy, or dismay.
- wow⇄noun an unqualified success; hit.
- wow⇄noun 1. a bark or similar short, explosive sound.
2. wail.
3. a slow rise and fall in the sound pitch of a phonograph, film, or tape recorder, caused by slight variations in the speed at which the recording is played. - wow⇄v.i. to utter such a sound or sounds.
- wow⇄v.t. to overwhelm with delight or amazement.
Ex. He wanted to wow his classmates by the thoroughness of his research (New York Times). - wow⇄wow (1), interjection, noun, verb.
- wow⇄wow (2), noun, verb.
(U.S. Slang.)