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🎉 Excitement shout 👻 Ghostly sound 📣 To cheer loudly
to wooo

to wooo

9.2
To shout a long loud sound to show excitement or approval
  • verb
  • /wuː/
  • Informal
translation icon : gritar ¡woo!
  • At the concert, fans started to woo in approval when the band played their favorite song.

It's our live show this month, woo everybody, round of applause.

Examples

  • The audience began to woo excitedly as the performers took the stage.

  • One thing, one thing that Daniel Sloss said when I was speaking to him was he said that Americans tend to make like a woo noise from the back of the room.

  • I made it woo, big time at You Should Know podcast.

  • But I do just want to add a nice little layer around, set everything in and to woo also take this down the neck a bit.

  • No frat drinking, no free shout out and boys woo there you go.

  • You know what to do so as not to hit a plane, how not to go woo casually, flipped through it casually.

  • You know what to do so as not to hit a plane, how not to go woo casually, flipped through it casually.

  • After the amazing performance, the crowd erupted with a loud woo to show their appreciation.

Synonyms

to shout out
vsto wooo
13 4.2

Say something loudly to show strong feeling or get attention

is a sustained crowd cheer rather than a sudden call
to ooh
vsto wooo
  • Informal
5 9.1

To make a short sound that shows admiration or surprise

is used more for loud crowd cheering than quiet admiration
to aah
vsto wooo
  • Informal
2 8.6

Make a long sound with your voice to show surprise or pleasure

is used mainly to cheer or encourage at performances rather than admire
to squee
vsto wooo
  • UK
1 9.9

To make a short excited sound to show delight

is louder and meant for public cheering rather than private delight
to woot
vsto wooo
  • Slang
9.9

To shout a short cry of joy online

is a prolonged enthusiastic cry used at events or performances
to hurrah
vsto wooo
8.1

To shout loudly to show joy or approval

is more prolonged and stretched for live audiences
to scream whee
vsto wooo
  • Informal
9.1

To shout 'whee' loudly because you feel excited

is a sustained cheer rather than a sudden thrill cry
to hollo
vsto wooo
  • Archaic
9.9

To call out loudly to get attention or greet someone

is aimed at expressing joy and encouragement, not just getting attention

How Enthusiastic

to whoop
  • Informal
27 3.7
to wooo
  • Informal
9.2
to cheer
356 1.0
to applaud
101 2.6
to murmur
11 4.2

Surface Forms

wooo infinitive
woooed past
woooed past participle
woooing present participle
woos third person singular

Etymology

The verb wooo comes from the long cheering sound woo that crowds make, like 'to cheer' or 'to whoop'. So to wooo is to give a long shout of approval or encouragement.