ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-eee.

interj.  an expression of carrying a heavy load, as in the Grand Funk Railroad song “Responsibility” and the Chicago song “Wishing You Were Here.”

ooo-oooo-ooooo.

n.  a dog’s full-bodied howl, as in response to a baby’s piercing cry; see also ooooo.

<“Ooo-oooo-ooooo!”  Paws outstretched, Moondoggie lowered his head, dug in his heels and refused to budge.  Ooo-oooo-ooooo!  —Suzy Pissuti, Say Uncle.>

oooo.

interj.  a cry of excitement.

<The mail!  The mail is here!  Oooo!  —Harlan Coben, Tell No One.>

interj.  a cry of mock horror.

<“Oooo!” Wilhelm St. Guillaume shrilled in mock horror as he teased a handful of Anouk’s gleaming soft raven hair with extravagant flourishes.  —Judith Gould, Never Too Rich.>

interj.  a cry of pain; see also ooo, ooooo, oooooo, ooooooo.

<Creslin shrugs.  “Oooo...”  His shoulder indicates that the gesture was unwise.  —L. E. Modesitt Jr., The Towers of the Sunset.>

interj.  a gentle chastisement.

<Her laughter tickled in his ear.  “Oooo... can this be jealousy I hear in my lord’s voice?  For his own son?”  —Marsha Canham, The Last Arrow.>

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