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Whoop   /wup/  /hwup/   Listen
noun
Whoop  n.  (Zool.) The hoopoe.


Whoop  n.  
1.
A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl. "A fox, crossing the road, drew off a considerable detachment, who clapped spurs to their horses, and pursued him with whoops and halloos." "The whoop of the crane."
2.
A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.


verb
Whoop  v. t.  To insult with shouts; to chase with derision. "And suffered me by the voice of slaves to be Whooped out of Rome."


Hoop  v. i.  
1.
To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout. (Usually written whoop)
2.
To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop.
Hooping cough. (Med.) See Whooping cough.


Whoop  v. i.  (past & past part. whooped; pres. part. whooping)  
1.
To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a war whoop; to hoot, as an owl. "Each whooping with a merry shout." "When naught was heard but now and then the howl Of some vile cur, or whooping of the owl."
2.
To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.





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"Whoop" Quotes from Famous Books



... left until it spied me; but when it did so it was not feared of me, but took up the trail of the hare again. And by that time I was ready, and my hand was steady, and the shaft sped and smote it fairly, and the hare's one chance had come to it. I sprang forward with the whoop of the Saxon hunter, and took up and admired my prey, not heeding its scent at all. It was in good condition, and I would get Stuf, the house-carle, who was a sworn ally of mine, to make me a ...
— A Prince of Cornwall - A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex • Charles W. Whistler
... away, and the day came for Reginald's liberation. A dogcart was sent for him, and the heir of the Bassetts emerged from a county jail, and uttered a whoop of delight; he insisted on driving, and went home at ...
— A Terrible Temptation - A Story of To-Day • Charles Reade
... of them, exhausted by the night's vigil, dozing at their posts. Suddenly the blood-curdling war-whoop arose from all sides at once, a rattling volley of rifle-shots pattered against the palisades, and a swarm of yelling, naked figures leaped from the surrounding obscurity. It seemed as though the impetuous assault must succeed ...
— At War with Pontiac - The Totem of the Bear • Kirk Munroe and J. Finnemore
... already walked away. Dick and his chums greeted the coming of truck and canoe with a wild whoop. Then they piled up on the ...
— The High School Boys' Canoe Club • H. Irving Hancock
... whippers-in to vote for an increased grant? The natural consequences follow. All those fierce spirits, whom you hallooed on to harass us, now turn round and begin to worry you. The Orangeman raises his war-whoop: Exeter Hall sets up its bray: Mr Macneile shudders to see more costly cheer than ever provided for the priests of Baal at the table of the Queen; and the Protestant operatives of Dublin call for ...
— The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4) - Lord Macaulay's Speeches • Thomas Babington Macaulay


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