wowing
SayWOW-ing/ˈwaʊɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of wow.
The chef has been wowing diners with bold seasonal menus all summer.
Wowing the judges, the young pianist sailed through to the final round.
Note
The -ing form of a verb that shares its spelling with an exclamation. Wow is also a cry of surprise and a noun for anything astonishing, and the verb means to draw that reaction from someone. Because it is transitive, wowing almost always takes an object (wowing the crowd, wowing critics), whether it follows a form of be or works as a gerund. It stays informal in every use.
wowing is a form of wow
wow, verb: To amaze, awe, or greatly impress someone. Full entry
- Spelling
- wow → wowing: add -ing
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