wow

exclamation3

1. •
   showing that something surprises you or makes you very excited or pleased

   • Wow, I sure was surprised!
2. •
   An expression of amazement, awe, or admiration.

   • Wow! How do they do that?
3. •
   Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.

   • Wow… good job using all of our supplies on the first day.

verb4

1. •
   (informal) To amaze or awe.

   • He really wowed the audience.
2. •
   To wail; to cry mournfully.
3. •
   (dialect) Of a cat, to mew.
4. •
   (dialect) Of a dog, to howl.

noun3

1. •
   (informal) Anything exceptionally surprising, unbelievable, outstanding, etc.

   • ‘And say, Jimmy, wait till you see me in my new outfit...It’s a wow, kid.’ — 1932
2. •
   (informal) An utterance of "wow".

   • One woman took a seat nearer the front for a closer look at my maps. Several people exhaled loudly. I heard a wow now and then. — 2021
3. •
   A relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.

   • I often hear flutter and wows spoken of. — 1930

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of weight on wheels