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wowed

/waʊd/

Meanings
verb
To amaze or awe.

Examples :

"He really wowed the audience."
sensation emotion entertainment achievement action

Related Words

Illustration he

he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration audience

audience noun

/ˈɔːdi.əns/

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.

"We joined the audience just as the lights went down."

Illustration really

really adverb

/ˈɹɪəli/ /ˈɹi.əli/

In a way or manner that is real, not unreal.

"My teacher really explained the lesson well today. "

Illustration amaze

amaze noun

/əˈmeɪz/

Amazement, astonishment.

"The magician's final trick left the audience in complete amaze. "

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration awe

awe noun

/ɔ/

A feeling of fear and reverence.

"The awe-inspiring performance of the school orchestra filled the auditorium. "