whoop

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.

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[From Middle English whopen, to whoop, variant of hopen, from Old French hopper, of imitative origin.]

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whoop

Verb

1. to cry out in excitement or joy

2. whoop it up Informal to indulge in a noisy celebration

Noun

a loud cry of excitement or joy [imitative]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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"
Verb	1.	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.	whoop - cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day" hack 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)

noun cry, shout, scream, cheer, yell, shriek, hoot, holler (informal) hurrah, halloo

Translations

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 kiljaisu cri קְרִיאָה हुंकारना živio! kiáltás pekikan gembira óp, hróp grido, urlo 喜びの叫び 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 (高興時的)高呼 вигук, зойк خوشی کی تیز آواز tiếng la lớn （高兴时的）高呼

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 hengenveto 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 (백일해의 발작 등에 이어서 일어나는) 쌕쌕하는 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 哮喘声

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 hihkua ilosta pousser des cris לִקרוֹא קְרִיאַת נִיצָחוֹן हुंकारना veselo uzviknuti kiált memekik gembira æpa, hrópa gridare, urlare ワーイという 와 하고 고함을 치다 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 高喊 кричати, викрикувати خوشی سے اونچی آواز میں چلانا la lên 高喊

n ˈwhooping-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 百日咳