interj.
Used to express wonder, amazement, or great pleasure.
n.
An outstanding success.
tr.v., wowed, wow·ing, wows.
To have a strong, usually pleasurable effect on: a performance that wowed the audience.
wow2 (wou)
n.
Slow variation in the pitch of a sound reproduction resulting from variations in the speed of the recording or reproducing equipment.
[Imitative.]
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