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ugh

 (ŭg, ŭKH)
interj.
Used to express horror, disgust, or repugnance.
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ugh

(ʊx; ʊh; ʌh)
interj
an exclamation of disgust, annoyance, or dislike
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ugh


(o͝oKH, uKH, u, o͝o; spelling pron. ug),
interj.
1. (used as an exclamation of disgust, aversion, horror, or the like.)
n.
2. the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
[1765–75]
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Translations

ugh

[ɜːh] EXCL → ¡uf!, ¡puf!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ugh

[ˈʊx] excl → berk!
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ugh

interj → i, igitt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ugh

[ɜːh] excl → puah!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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'Ugh! Papa,' she said, 'it is not artificial, it is REAL!'
'Ugh!' said all the ladies-in-waiting, 'it is real!'
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"Ugh! how I creak; now I shall certainly get the gout, like the old clothespress, ugh!"
Trateratra!" and the swords and armor on the knights' portraits rattled, and the silk gowns rustled; the hog's leather spoke, and the old chairs had the gout in their legs and rheumatism in their backs: Ugh! it was exactly like the first time, for over there one day and hour was just like another.
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Ugh!--to prevent my crying out, and then cruelly assaulted me.'
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Ugh! They are creeping, crawling, squirming things, they with their soft hands and their blue eyes.
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Ugh!" and found out what has gone, the wave comes back and carries me out to mid-ocean.
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"That's a shame because there shouldn't be that negative 'ugh' after someone has a baby.
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"Westborough has been the official spelling ever since, but many businesses prefer to drop the "ugh" in their names," such as Westboro Variety and Deli and Westboro House, for example.
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