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Meaning of 'whoop' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Whoop [ n.]
- The hoopoe.
- A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl.
- A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
2 . Whoop [ v. i.]
- To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a war whoop; to hoot, as an owl.
- To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
3 . Whoop [ v. t.]
- To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.

Meaning of 'whoop' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . whoop [ v]
Meaning (1):
- shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
Example in sentence:
  • The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table
Meaning (2):
- cough spasmodically
Example in sentence:
  • The patient with emphysema is hacking all day

Nearby Words:

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