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whoop
[ woop, woop, hwoop, hwoop ]
noun
- a 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 phrase
- Informal. to promote or praise; extol:
a class reunion where they whoop up the good old days.
whoop
/ 飞耻藧辫 /
verb
- to 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 informal.
- to indulge in a noisy celebration
- to arouse enthusiasm
noun
- a 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
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of whoop1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of whoop1
Idioms and Phrases
- not 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.
Example Sentences
A Pasadena resident has tested positive for whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory illness that can be lethal in infants, after visiting the Kidspace Children鈥檚 Museum last week, authorities said.
The school requires students in seventh grade and above to get their Tdap booster, which provides elevated immunity against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, or whooping cough.
On 13 April, fans are being encouraged to "dress up, whoop, yelp and clap their way through this block-busting adventure".
When she entered the room, they leaped to their feet, whooped, cheered and waved napkins in the air.
The whoops were especially loud for editorial cartoons featuring Sanders and for screen grabs of headlines from across the country as his national profile rose.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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