aw
exclamation/ɔː/
/ɔː/
- used to express disapproval, protest or sympathy
- Aw, come on, Andy!
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- (also aww)used to express approval of something particularly attractive and pleasant
- Aw, look at how cute that lamb is!
Word Originnatural exclamation: first recorded in American English in the mid 19th cent.
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