wowed
past simple and past participle ofwow
wow
verb[T]
informaluk/waʊ/us/waʊ/to make someonefeelgreatexcitementoradmiration:
Themoviewowedaudienceswithitsamazingspecialeffects.
Showing respect and admiration
- admiration
- admire
- admiring
- admiringly
- approving
- approvingly
- freedom
- fulsomely
- fulsomeness
- glorify
- hallow
- homage
- payyourrespectsidiom
- putsomeoneon a pedestalidiom
- respectful
- respectfully
- retire
- retire a numberidiom
- revere
- reverence
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Making people excited and interested
Examplesofwowed
wowed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We return to his books, and admire him as we do, because fundamentally we like beingwowed, and we like being coerced, whether we always agree or not.
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The judges did tell him that if he had added just a little more depth to his outline, he would havewowedeven more.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shizor in 1997, whichwowedcritics with its giddy, crazy blend of punk rock electronics.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She first appeared in the 3rd competition andwowedeveryone by making it all the way to the final stage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shewowedthe crowds wherever she raced while adding to her income with a string of product endorsements.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As many as fifty dancers, in a wide range of age groups,wowedthe gathering crowd with their display.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Teriwowedeveryone at the audition and got the position.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Brett hadwowedthe majors during the year, flirting with a.400 batting average before finishing the year at.390.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Leslie, despite having never actually made his own donuts before,wowedthe judges with his three different types of donuts, getting huge compliments.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Scottwowedhis audience and became an overnight sensation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Allenwowedthese audiences with her voice, presence, rendition, melodic original songs and positive lyrics.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Amandawowedthe judges when her unretouched photo showed barely any difference compared to her retouched one.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Potts hadwowedthe jury as well as the 2,000-strong audience which gave him a standing ovation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The audience werewowedby the speed and unique perspectives that these films introduced, for the first time experiencing the view of travelling while seated in a small hall.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Jourdanwowedthe judges with her stellar photo.
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