whoop
noun
a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
whooping
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present participleof whoop.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The Welsh gymnastics fraternity were still in the building and you could hear their whooping and cheering as Ruby showed off her medal.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Although it is not a vaccine, the vitamin K shot has been swept up in the same post-pandemic tide that has led to a drop in key childhood vaccines, including for measles and whooping cough.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
In the mornings, Christine eagerly awaits the brightly colored, highly vocal birds swooping into their garden, whooping their greetings before flying off into the junglelike foliage.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
In the 1780s Thomas Jefferson was serving as a diplomat in France when the Marquis de Lafayette brought him a message of unwelcome news from Virginia: His young daughter Lucy had died of whooping cough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
By time we got out in the country, we were having a high old time, whooping, talking loud, and all like that.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
