whoop
noun
a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
am whooping
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present progressiveof whoop (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Then there's the heavy weight of a surging fish and I am whooping in loud relief and Tharrett is laughing.
From Time Magazine Archive
For myself, I beg to report that I have my war-paint on, that I have buried the pipe of peace, and am whooping for committee scalps.
From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Mamie Dickens
