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Meanings of oomph in English

Portuguese
dinamismo
Catalan
energia
Spanish
marcha

The activeness of an energetic personality.

        dinamismo
        Catalan
        sex-appeal

        Attractiveness to the opposite sex.

              sex-appeal
              Usage of oomph in English
              1
              Critics used to worry that there was more oomph than intellectual depth.
              The Irish Times
              2
              The techie food- replacement drink gets its oomph from soy protein isolate.
              Wired
              3
              Like the x in hexagonal, with extra oomph on the way out.
              The Guardian
              4
              The extra electrical oomph provides the Prius with a proper EV mode.
              Wired
              5
              I'd prefer my GLC with adaptive suspension and a bit more oomph.
              News.com.au
              6
              But nobody does epic oomph better than God and Cecil B DeMille.
              The Irish Times
              7
              If you're usually a static climber, add some oomph with dynamic force.
              Climbing Magazine
              8
              In a sense, the lack of oomph in the property market is curious.
              The Guardian
              9
              What we need from the government is a bit of oomph.
              News.com.au
              10
              I no longer have the oomph to write in between takes.
              Nanny mcphee and the big bang
              11
              This leads us't'believe that you possess some special oomph that the others didn't.
              Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
              12
              Adding the Sub gave our system the low-end oomph it's always been missing.
              Wired
              13
              High: Florida is a piercing and opener with plenty of oomph.
              The Irish Times
              14
              Both were well received, but neither has the oomph of a Cannes winner.
              The Irish Times
              15
              The PM hours bring the oomph, but you may have to act quickly!
              The South African
              16
              African drums add a little oomph, a little fire, he said.
              Reuters
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              Translations for oomph
              Portuguese
              dinamismo
              Oomph through the time
              Oomph across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common