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ohing

ohing is the present participle and gerund of oh.

Meaning of oh

Verb

oh (third-person singular simple present ohs, present participle ohing, simple past and past participle ohed)

  1. (intransitive) To utter the interjection oh; to express surprise, etc.
    • A quarter of an hour elapsed, and then, after several rings at the door-bell, a smothered laugh, and a good deal of ohing and ahing, the door was thrown open, and one by one, as they were announced, in came the expected characters.1852, Merry's museum and Parley's magazine, volumes 23-24, page 46

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Questions about ohing

What is ohing the present participle and gerund of?
Ohing is the present participle and gerund of oh.

Words near ohing in the dictionary

  1. Ohiah
  2. Ohian
  3. Ohians
  4. ohias
  5. OHIM
  6. ohing
  7. Ohio
  8. Ohio buckeye
  9. Ohio Burgee
  10. Ohio City
  11. Ohio County

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