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interj.  an expression of a sudden revelation or remembrance.

<While she was drawing the vats and the connecting hoses, she suddenly cringed and exclaimed, “Oooo!  I just remembered.  I put my hands in that water.”  —Dolores Cannon, The Custodians: Beyond Abduction.>

interj.  an expression of embarrassment.

<“And then you ring for the nurse to take it [the bedpan] away.”  “You mean she sees it?  Oooo, how embarrassing.”  —Danny Santiago, Famous All Over Town.>

interj.  an expression of sadness.

<“Oooo,” said Rose, furrowing her brow and tilting her head, as if the news was very sad.  —Scott Spencer, Endless Love.>

interj.  an expression of shame.

<“Oooo,” Pikel moaned, ashamed of his perceived laziness.  —R. A. Salvatore, Night Masks.>

interj.  an expression of shock.

<“Oooo, what you said!” the pebble exclaimed.  “Wash out your mouth with soapstone!”  —Piers Anthony, Centaur Aisle.>

interj.  oh.

<Oooo I’m so glad.  —Toni Morrison, Love.>

OoOo.
interj.  the moan of a ghost.

<She yanked, and the ghost lurched forward.  “OoOo!” it complained.  —Piers Anthony, Xone of Contention: A Xanth Novel.>


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