aww

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Awun with w as a placeholder.

Symbol

aww

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Awun.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Awun terms

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔː/, /ɑː/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː, -ɑː

Interjection

aww (with as many extra 'w's as needed for emphasis)

  1. Elongated form of aw.
    Aww, that's so sad: he hasn't yet learned to ride a bike.
    Aww, look at the kitten curled up in her lap!

Derived terms

Verb

aww (third-person singular simple present awws, present participle awwing, simple past and past participle awwed)

  1. To make an aww sound.

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