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whoop
[ woop, woop, hwoop, hwoop ]
noun
- a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- the sound made by a person suffering from whooping cough.
verb (used without object)
- to utter a loud cry or shout in expressing enthusiasm, excitement, etc.
- to cry as an owl, crane, or certain other birds.
- to make the characteristic sound accompanying the deep intake of air following a series of coughs in whooping cough.
verb (used with object)
- to utter with or as if with a whoop.
- to whoop to or at.
- to call, urge, pursue, or drive with whoops:
to whoop dogs on.
interjection
- (used as a cry to attract attention from afar, or to show excitement, encouragement, enthusiasm, etc.)
verb phrase
- Informal. to promote or praise; extol:
a class reunion where they whoop up the good old days.
whoop
/ wuːp /
verb
- to utter (speech) with loud cries, as of enthusiasm or excitement
- med to cough convulsively with a crowing sound made at each inspiration
- (of certain birds) to utter (a hooting cry)
- tr to urge on or call with or as if with whoops
- whoop it up informal.
- to indulge in a noisy celebration
- to arouse enthusiasm
noun
- a loud cry, esp one expressing enthusiasm or excitement
- med the convulsive crowing sound made during a paroxysm of whooping cough
- not worth a whoop informal.worthless
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whoop1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whoop1
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Idioms and Phrases
- not worth a whoop, Informal. to be worthless:
Their promises aren't worth a whoop.
- whoop it up, Informal.
- to raise a disturbance, as to celebrate noisily:
They whooped it up after winning the big game.
- to stir up enthusiasm, as for an idea or project:
Every spring they whoop it up for the circus.
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Example Sentences
The only remaining question is where Sony found such a giant can of whoop-ass.
That was some whoop-de-doo speech Barack Obama gave Tuesday in Florida.
Finally I located and extracted the missing bauble, and with a triumphant whoop Elizabeth led me back into the waiting room.
Two-seventy happened and with it the apprehensive city at last let out a collective whoop of relief and jubilation.
In a spontaneous act of call and response, we all whoop and start clapping back, united by euphoria.
Giving a terrific whoop, he raised his gun and fired, the ball just missing Lawrence's head.
Well, I'll make the salve an' do the talkin'; Giz'll sort o' whoop things up a bit and Lut'er'll git cured.
Well, I seemed to be in the open river again by and by, but I couldn't hear no sign of a whoop nowheres.
Away down there somewheres I hears a small whoop, and up comes my spirits.
He stared for a moment wildly at the occupants of the Warren easy chairs, and the next moment let out a whoop of delight.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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