ow

interjection
UK: /aʊ/
US: /aʊ/

  1. An expression of sudden pain.

    1. Ow! I hurt my toe when I kicked the chair.
    2. Ow, that really stung when the nurse cleaned the cut on my knee.
ow intransitive-verb

  1. To feel or express sudden pain.

    1. I ow when I stub my toe.
    2. He began to ow loudly as the doctor set his broken arm.

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The phonetic transcription of "ow" is /aʊ/ in British English and /aʊ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "ow": "Ow! I hurt my toe when I kicked the chair.". More examples on the page.