to whoop
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3.7
- verb
- /wuːp/
- Informal
:
gritar
- Tim spurred Dobbs ahead, whooping once to put the cattle back on the move.
- whoop and holler
- whoop and cheer
- whoop and shout
You do tons and tons and tons and tons of work and not really that much happens and then something happens and it just goes whoop.
- You do tons and tons and tons and tons of work and not really that much happens and then something happens and it just goes whoop.
Examples
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Tina, for once, sat down on her bed and whooped with laughter.
Fiction book (1991) -
The team captain shouts encouragement, and soon all the players are whooping out a team cheer.
Academic text (2010) -
Filled with the beauty of the country, I was suddenly compelled to whoop with sheer joy.
Fiction book (1997) -
When the men finally wrenched the pot free, they ran off with it, whooping and laughing.
Academic text (1992) -
Everyone in the department cheered, whooped, and hugged the people around them.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Red hair flying and face flushed, he danced a jig and whooped as loud as anyone!
Fiction book (1991) -
Gus and Ralph are whooping it up like kids on a roller coaster.
Fiction book (1993) -
Thrilled beyond words, they whoop with glee, slapping high-fives as the car streaks past.
Fiction book (1992) -
After scoring the winning goal, the fans began to whoop with joy.
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The children couldn't contain their excitement and whooped as they reached the amusement park.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To shout loudly because you feel strong pain, anger or excitement
72
2.9
To make a loud high sound often because of fear, pain or excitement
13
4.2
Say something loudly to show strong feeling or get attention
11
3.6
To shout loudly to show anger or excitement
3
8.8
To celebrate loudly with cheering and noisy fun
To shout loudly to show joy or excitement
To shout a long loud sound to show excitement or approval
To shout a short cry of joy online
To shout loudly to show joy or approval
Make a loud, rough sound like a shout to show anger or complaint
Idioms
- Offensive
1
9.9
To attack or punish someone suddenly and violently, often for something they did
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Excited
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb whoop comes from the same copied shout 'whoo!' used at parties and sports, a quick noise of excitement. So to whoop is to give that loud, happy cry.