Expressed a sudden cry or exclamation of surprise, realization, pleasure, or understanding.
From the interjection 'aah' (a natural vocalization), with the past tense suffix '-ed.' This is an onomatopoetic word that imitates natural human sounds of emotion.
The fact that we spell out the sound 'aah' and can make it a verb is pretty cool—'she aahed at the fireworks' captures a specific kind of genuine emotional response that words like 'exclaimed' can't quite match. Language tries to capture what sounds actually sound like!
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