Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
awe .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word awes.
Examples
-
It's worth contemplating that the most powerful and substantive works are not those in which Zoffany awes us with his considerable skill at painting frothy fabrics and other accoutrements of the era's formal portraiture, but rather the substantive studies of interesting sitters.
On the Strength of His Portraits Tom L. Freudenheim 2011
-
Avatar delivers everything that a great story needs: conflict (s) that we get invested in; characters whom we care about and who develop and change because of what they experience; a world that fascinates and awes us; and catharsis, catharsis, catharsis.
-
"They give me a wider perspective in terms of music repertoire and in terms of being a performer," says Kigawa, who consistently awes critics with his mastery of the most difficult texts.
Peter Christian Hall: The International Street Cannibals' Spicy Chamber Music Peter Christian Hall 2010
-
I wonder how often this community of people gathers together and if they still notice the wonders and awes of the place like an outsider, such as me, does.
Visiting Jesus Katie McCoach 2011
-
It bears only three marks – one vertical and one at 45° to each side – showing times of prayer.01388 602860"It rather awes than pleases," as Samuel Johnson put it.
Early medieval architecture in Britain: examples from the era 2011
-
I would focus on fantasy, SF, surrealism, and would be open to science and nonspec literary poetry if it awes me.
signal boost: new poetry zine! (poll, at the moment) shweta_narayan 2010
-
"They give me a wider perspective in terms of music repertoire and in terms of being a performer," says Kigawa, who consistently awes critics with his mastery of the most difficult texts.
Peter Christian Hall: The International Street Cannibals' Spicy Chamber Music Peter Christian Hall 2010
-
Again we become aware of how gracefully the sun and earth waltz with each other through the ballroom of space-time, eliciting awes and hallelujahs.
Wes Nisker: Worship The Sun! (Not Just The Son) Wes Nisker 2011
-
The beauty of parts of this city still awes me even after all these years.
Joel Epstein: A Handful of Fools in Lakers' Jerseys Give LA a Bad Name 2010
-
It awes me to be able to participate in the discussion about where it's headed.
arby commented on the word awes
Short for awesome, pron. "oss"
June 27, 2008