whoop

Pronunciation

• enPR: wo͞op or hwo͞op, IPA ^(key): /wuːp/ or /ʍuːp/
• enPR: ho͞op, IPA ^(key): /huːp/

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Verb

Plain form whoop

Third-person singular whoops

Past tense whooped

Past participle whooped

Present participle whooping

1. To whoop is to call out a noise in excitement.

   The crowd whooped as the football player ran towards the goal.

2. To whoop is to make a hooting noise like a bird.

   She could hear the whooping calls of the birds in the forest.

3. To whoop is to make the gasping noise that is known as whooping cough.

   The doctor recognised the whooping sound of his coughing.

Noun

Singular whoop

Plural whoops

1. (countable) A whoop is a shout made by someone who is excited.

   You could clearly hear his excited whoops.

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