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whoop
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whoop  (hp, hwp, wp)
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 shout.
2. To utter a hooting cry.
3. To make the paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough.
v.tr.
1. To utter with a whoop.
2. To chase, call, urge on, or drive with a whoop: whooping the cattle down the road.
Idiom:
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.]

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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of certain birds) to utter (a hooting cry)
4. (tr) to urge on or call with or as if with whoops
whoop it up Informal
a.  to indulge in a noisy celebration
b.  US to arouse enthusiasm
n
1. a loud cry, esp one expressing enthusiasm or excitement
2. (Medicine) Med the convulsive crowing sound made during a paroxysm of whooping cough
not worth a whoop Informal worthless See also whoops
[of imitative origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.whoop - a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement
cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Verb1.whoop - shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table"
cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
2.whoopwhoop - 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"

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.
Translations
whoop [huːp]
A. Ngrito m, alarido m
with a whoop of joycon un grito de alegría
B. VIgritar, 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

whoop hwuːp]
vi
to whoop with delight → pousser des cris de joie
ncri m de joie

whoop
nRuf m, → Schrei m; (= war cry also)Geschrei nt no pl, → Geheul nt no pl; with a whoop of joyunter Freudengeschrei
vt to whoop it up (inf)auf die Pauke hauen (inf)
virufen, schreien; (with whooping cough) → pfeifen; (with joy) → jauchzen

whoop [huːp]
1. ngrido
2. vigridare (Med) (when coughing) → tossire in modo convulso
3. vt to whoop it up (fam) → fare baldoria

whoop [huːp]
1. ngrido
2. vigridare (Med) (when coughing) → tossire in modo convulso
3. vt to whoop it up (fam) → fare baldoria

whoop
n whoop [wuːp, (American also ) hu:p]
1 a loud cry of delight, triumph etc a whoop of joy. uitroep, uitjou, jil صَيْحَة فَرَح крясък výkřik jublen der Schrei γιούπι! grito/alarido (de alegría) hõise فرياد kiljahdus cri קְרִיאָה हुंकारना živio! kiáltás pekikan gembira óp, hróp grido, urlo 喜びの叫び (기쁨, 흥분 등으로) 우아 하는 소리, 환성 šūksniai, spiegimas izsauciens; spiedziens (no prieka) tempik sorak schreeuw gledesrop, seiershyl okrzyk radości/triumfu grito strigăt возглас výkrik, výskot krik usklik rop, tjut การร้องด้วยความดีใจ sevinç çığlığı (高興、勝利時的)歡呼,吶喊 вигук, зойк خوشی کی تیز آواز tiếng la lớn
2 the noisy sound made when breathing in after prolonged coughing. kinkhoes شَهْقَة بَعْدَ قَحَّه звук, съпровождащ кашлица sípavý vdech kigging keuchendes Luftholen τράβηγμα ανάσας μετά από βήχα silbido kuuldav hingetõmme صداى بلند مثل سرفه hinkaisu sifflement גְנִיחָה हुंकार hropac „húzás” (szamárköhögésben) napas berbunyi karena terbatuk-batuk lama sog, soghljóð (lo strido della pertosse) ぜいぜいいう音 (백일해 등의) 쌕쌕거리는 소리 švokštimas skaļš elpas vilciens desisan haal kiking charkot grito gâfâit; gâfâială коклюшный кашель sipivý vdych sopenje udah kikning การร้องด้วยความดีใจ; การโห่ร้อง boğmaca öksürüğü 哮喘聲 шумний вдох کھانسی آنے کے بعد نکلنے والی چیخ tiếng ho khúc khắc
v
to give a loud cry of delight, triumph etc. uitroep يَصيحُ فَرَحا викам výskat juble laut schreien ξεφωνίζω gritar (de alegría) hõiskama فرياد کردن kiljaista pousser des cris לִקרוֹא קְרִיאַת נִיצָחוֹן हुंकारना veselo uzviknuti kiált memekik gembira æpa, hrópa gridare, urlare ワーイという 큰 소리를 지르다 sušukti, suspiegti, šūkčioti izsaukties; spiegt (no prieka) bertempik sorak schreeuwen huie, remje, rope wykrzyknąć (z radości/triumfem) gritar a striga издавать возглас výskať, kričať zavpiti uskliknuti ropa, tjuta โห่ร้องด้วยความดีใจ sevinçle bağırmak, haykırmak 歡呼,吶喊 кричати, викрикувати خوشی سے اونچی آواز میں چلانا la lên
n whooping-cough, ˈhooping-cough [ˈhuː-]
an infectious disease with violent bouts of coughing followed by a whoop. kinkhoes سُعال ديكي، شُهاق магарешка кашлица černý kašel kighoste der Keuchhusten κοκίτης tos ferina läkaköha سياه سرفه hinkuyskä coqueluche שַעֶלֶת जबरदस्त खांसी वाली बीमारी hripavac szamárköhögés batuk rejan kíghósti pertosse 百日咳 백일해 kokliušas garais klepus batuk kokol kinkhoest kikhoste koklusz tosse convulsa tuse con­vulsivă коклюш čierny kašeľ oslovski kašelj veliki kašalj kikhosta ไอกรน boğmaca 百日咳 коклюш کالی کھانسی ho gà


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