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whoa
[ woh, hwoh ]
interjection
- (used to command an animal, especially a horse, to stop.)
- (used to tell a person to stop, wait, or slow down):
Whoa, you need to sit over there and calm yourself.
- (an exclamation of surprise, wonder, pleasure, etc.):
Whoa, that's a great photo!
whoa
/ wəʊ /
interjection
- a command used esp to horses to stop or slow down
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Origin of whoa1
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Example Sentences
One can only assume the hangover cries: “whoa, who did I vote for last night?”
She then warns Russia to leave Ukraine alone, to which “Putin” replies, "Whoa, hey Capt. Buzzkill!"
I do remember uttering Whoa, channeling my inner Keanu Reeves.
But when he comes across ScarJo, who says, “Whoa, whoa, whoa: no sex before monogamy”—which is my role—he has to pay the toll.
It came out right as I was about to graduate and I think people were like, “Whoa, maybe she was pretty!”
"Whoa, Bob," he said soothingly, and one of them whinnied back in response as if glad to know that a human being was near.
With one foot on the brake, he was whoa-hawing his four-horse team and talking like a pirate.
"Whoa, boy," he soothed, patting the animal gently on the neck.
"Whoa," he cried excitedly, and Speed came to a stop and sat down on the ice.
But it would not be well for even Geronimo to give Whoa the lie.
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