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[ hoop, hoop; especially for 1, 3, 4, 6-12 hwoop, hwoop, woop, woop ] / hup, hʊp; especially for 1, 3, 4, 6-12 ʰwup, ʰwʊp, wup, wʊp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whoop ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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 Phraseswhoop up, Informal. to promote or praise; extol: a class reunion where they whoop up the good old days. Idioms for whoopnot 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.
Origin of whoop1350–1400; Middle English whopen,Old English hwōpan to threaten; cognate with Gothic hwopan to boast Words nearby whoopwhomever, whomp, whomso, whomsoever, whoof, whoop, whoop-de-do, whoopee, whoopee cushion, whooper, whooper swan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whoopIn a spontaneous act of call and response, we all whoop and start clapping back, united by euphoria. Subway Euphoria|Jessi Klein|November 5, 2008|DAILY BEAST For every whoop of the Hurons, the Iroquois give an angry yell of defiance. Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880|Various They shall return to England with the whoop of the mountains in them and ready to jump out. Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith I 'lowed ye hed ther power ter shout fer me when ye war ready, I wasn't more'n a whoop an' a holler distant. When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry|Charles Neville Buck
British Dictionary definitions for whoop
verbto 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 (wʊp, wuːp) informal - to indulge in a noisy celebration
- US to arouse enthusiasm
nouna 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 Word Origin for whoopC14: of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to whoopsquawk, jeer, hoot, boo, shriek, howl, bellow, cry, cheer, shout, holler, yell, scream, cry out Medical definitions for whoop
n.The paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |