oo

[US]/ˈəʊˈəʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

abbr. Orientato agli Oggetti
Word Forms
pluraleoos

Phrases & Collocations

oo la la

oo la la

oops

ops

ooze out

sgocciolare

oozing with excitement

pieni di entusiasmo

ooze charm

irradiare fascino

Example Sentences

The children played peekaboo.

I bambini giocavano a nascondino.

She looked so cute in her new outfit.

Era così carina con il suo nuovo vestito.

He doodled absentmindedly during the meeting.

Ha scarabocchiato distrattamente durante la riunione.

The baby's babbling sounded like 'oo' and 'ah'.

Il borbottio del bambino suonava come 'oo' e 'ah'.

The crowd let out a collective 'oo' of amazement.

La folla ha emesso un collettivo 'oo' di stupore.

She was in the mood for some comfort food.

Aveva voglia di cibo confortante.

The zookeeper fed the kangaroos.

Il guardiano dello zoo ha nutrito i canguri.

The musician played a beautiful tune on the bamboo flute.

Il musicista ha suonato un'aria bellissima con il flauto di bambù.

The moonlight cast a mysterious glow over the lake.

La luce di luna proiettava un bagliore misterioso sul lago.

The book had an intriguing plot twist.

Il libro aveva un colpo di scena intrigante.

Real-world Examples

" How 'oo oo, Soo'rt, " replied the man, as best he could.

Source: Stuart Little

The final vowel would be the OO as in BOO vowel.

Source: Rachel's Classroom: American Pronunciation Techniques

In a stressed syllable, you have an up- down shape in the voice, OO, OO.

Source: Rachel's Classroom: American Phonetics

'Ern! Ern! Guess 'oo Neville is, Ern!

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

I know let's make an “oo” sound.

Source: Classic children's song animation Super Simple Songs

Oo, what did I do " finally" this morning?

Source: Engvid-Emma Course Collection

So, it's not an 'oo' sound, it's not 'boorgeois'.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

And we'ave choirs of wood nymphs, 'oo serenade us as we eat.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

You can write the 'oo' sound under the letters that make that sound.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

Same thing with the tense 'oo' sound, only this time we add a W sound.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

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