whoa

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /wəʊ/ or /ʍəʊ/
• (US) enPR: wō or hwō, IPA ^(key): /woʊ/ or /ʍoʊ/

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Interjection

Interjection whoa

1. You use whoa to show that you want a person or a horse to slow down or stop.

   Whoa! Calm down. I can't understand you. You're speaking too fast.

2. You use whoa to show surprise.

   Whoa! that's way bigger than I expected.