aww

1. Elongated form of aw.

   Aww, look at the kitten curled up in her lap!

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   Aww, that's so sad: he hasn't yet learned to ride a bike.

   THE BELL MAN. (Sits on the bed and bounches up and down.) Awwww, Great Gawd-a-mighty!

   1973, Alice Childress, Wedding Band: A Love-Hate Story in Black and White, Samuel French, →ISBN, page 15

   &quotSanta Paws is always willing to hear Christmas wishes." He winked at Eva as Savannah buried her head under Eva's arm. "Aww, don't be afraid, sweetie. He won't bite." "Unless you're a cookie." […]

   2014, Meda White, Christmas Give: A Holiday Novella, Meda White, →ISBN

   And like so many robots, they’re an incongruent mashup of terrifying and cute. Aww, look at those guys. Also, runnnnn!

   2015 December 23, Adrienne LaFrance, “Santa's Reindeer Are Robots Now”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2021

   She slid the goody out into her hand and gave a little aww. He'd baked her a dark chocolate cookie with a white heart swirled on the top. “You are so sweet. I'm going to save this for later, when I need a little pick-me-up, ...

   2016, Gail Chianese, Fiancé for Keeps, Lyrical Press, →ISBN

present singular third person awws · participle present awwing · participle past awwed · past awwed

1. To make an aww sound.