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  • noun Plural form of oomph.

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Examples

  • And they say: 'Give us a handful of grunts, like you've been hit in the stomach, "' said Levy, demonstrating a series of his best "oomphs" and "aaahs."

    Ottawa Sun 2009

  • And they say: 'Give us a handful of grunts, like you've been hit in the stomach, "' said Levy, demonstrating a series of his best "oomphs" and "aaahs."

    Ottawa Sun 2009

  • While it can be worn with many suits, "it just oomphs up the classic khaki suit," he says.

    A More Suitable You Ray A. Smith 2011

  • In Canada, hockey is ingrained: large men on ice, beleaguered with missing teeth and displaced shoulders, smashing into boards with oomphs and groans.

    blog: Our house 2008

  • In Canada, hockey is ingrained: large men on ice, beleaguered with missing teeth and displaced shoulders, smashing into boards with oomphs and groans.

    blog: November 2008 2008

  • The planetary oomphs that night were fairly dramatic.

    HerScopes Charlene Lichtenstein 2000

  • The planetary oomphs that night were fairly dramatic.

    HerScopes Charlene Lichtenstein 2000

  • The planetary oomphs that night were fairly dramatic.

    HerScopes Charlene Lichtenstein 2000

  • That's specifically because of the new initiative we sat down with our partners at Fox and News Corp and just said guys it seems to work, we promoted now we got to put some extra oomphs behind it and the extra oomph got us a lot more players.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

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