whoop
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whoop
a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy; to cry as an owl or a crane
Not to be confused with:
hoop – a circular band of metal, wood, or other stiff material; the metal ring from which a basketball net is suspended; rim
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whoop
(ho͞op, wo͞op, hwo͞op)n.
1.
a. A loud cry of exultation or excitement.
b. A shout uttered by a hunter or warrior.
2. A hooting cry, as of a bird.
3. The paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough.
v. whooped, whoop·ing, whoops
v.intr.
1. To utter a loud shout or cry. See Synonyms at yell.
2. To utter a hooting cry.
3. To make the paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough.
v.tr.
Idiom: 1. To utter with a whoop.
2. To chase, call, urge on, or drive with a whoop: whooping the cattle down the road.
whoop it up Slang
1. To have a jolly, noisy celebration.
2. To express or arouse enthusiasm; cheer: conventioneers whooping it up for their candidate.
[From Middle English whopen, to whoop, variant of hopen, from Old French hopper, of imitative origin.]
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whoop
(wuːp)vb
1. to utter (speech) with loud cries, as of enthusiasm or excitement
2. (Medicine) med to cough convulsively with a crowing sound made at each inspiration
3. (Zoology) (of certain birds) to utter (a hooting cry)
4. (tr) to urge on or call with or as if with whoops
5. whoop it up (wʊp; wuːp) informal
a. to indulge in a noisy celebration
b. US to arouse enthusiasm
n
6. a loud cry, esp one expressing enthusiasm or excitement
7. (Medicine) med the convulsive crowing sound made during a paroxysm of whooping cough
8. not worth a whoop informal worthless
[C14: of imitative origin]
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whoop
(ʰwup, ʰwʊp, wup, wʊp; esp. for 2 hup, hʊp)n., v.
interj. n.
1. a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
2. a loud, hollow call or hoot, as of an owl or baboon.
3. a deep intake of air with a hollow gasping sound, as brought on by choking or rapidly repetitive coughing.
v.i. 4. to utter a loud cry or shout in expressing enthusiasm, excitement, etc.
5. to utter the cry of an owl or crane.
v.t. 6. to utter with or as if with a whoop.
7. to whoop to or at.
8. to urge, pursue, or drive with whoops: to whoop the dogs on.
interj. 9. (used as a cry to attract attention from afar, or to show excitement, encouragement, enthusiasm, etc.)
Idioms: whoop it up, Informal.
a. to celebrate noisily.
b. to stir up enthusiasm.
[1375–1425; late Middle English whopen; of expressive orig.]
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whoop
Past participle: whooped
Gerund: whooping
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| Noun | 1. | whoop - a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement |
| Verb | 1. | whoop - shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table" |
| 2. |  whoop - cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"cough - exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day" |
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whoop
verb cry, shout, scream, cheer, yell, shriek, hoot, holler (informal) The audience whooped and cheered with delight.
noun cry, shout, scream, cheer, yell, shriek, hoot, holler (informal), hurrah, halloo A wild frenzy of whoops and yells arose outside.
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whoop
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Translations
شَهْقَة بَعْدَ قَحَّهصَيْحَة فَرَحيَصيحُ فَرَحا
jublejublenkigging
húzás
æpa, hrópaóp, hrópsog, soghljóî
kokliušasšūkčiotišūksniaisuspiegti
izsauciensizsauktiesskaļš elpas vilciensspiedziensspiegt
sipivý dychvýskať
boğmaca öksürüğühaykırmaksevinç çığlığısevinçle bağırmak
whoop
[huːp]B. VI → gritar, dar alaridos; (when coughing) → toser
C. VT to whoop it up (o.f.) (= make merry) → divertirse ruidosamente; (= let hair down) → echar una cana al aire
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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whoop
n → Ruf m, → Schrei m; (= war cry also) → Geschrei nt no pl, → Geheul nt no pl; with a whoop of joy → unter Freudengeschrei
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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whoop
(wuːp) , ((American also) hu:p) noun1. a loud cry of delight, triumph etc. a whoop of joy.
2. the noisy sound made when breathing in after prolonged coughing.
verb to give a loud cry of delight, triumph etc.
ˈwhooping-cough, ˈhooping-cough (ˈhuː-) noun an infectious disease with violent bouts of coughing followed by a whoop.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
whoop
n. estridor, sonido que caracteriza la respiración después de un ataque de tos ferina.
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