1
as in shout
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
let out a whoop of joy
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2
as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
he acts so rudely that I doubt he gives a whoop about other people's feelings
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as in to shout
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Recent Examples of whoop
Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Lots of noise, big splashes, a few congratulatory whoops and hollers.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Sabrina Malhi The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2024
How much is whooping cough spreading in Wisconsin? As of Dec. 20, Wisconsin had logged 2,365 cases of whooping cough statewide, according to the state Department of Health Services.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Cameron Brink announced her engagement, drawing a stream of online whoops from fellow WNBA players.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Lots of noise, big splashes, a few congratulatory whoops and hollers.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
Because of their immature immune systems, infants younger than 1 year old are at highest risk of contracting whooping cough -- also known as pertussis -- and are at most significant risk of severe illness.
—Sabrina Malhi The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2024
How much is whooping cough spreading in Wisconsin? As of Dec. 20, Wisconsin had logged 2,365 cases of whooping cough statewide, according to the state Department of Health Services.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoop
Noun
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Using an ingenious strategy, Corbett positioned the villagers to create a human barrier, their loud shouts and pounding drums designed to flush the tiger out of hiding.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s opening statement was repeatedly interrupted by several protesters who were swiftly removed from the hearing room after disturbing his confirmation proceedings with shouts and cries.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
25 Sep. 2024
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But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2024
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Europe has long been working against any Darwinist instincts, spending the past several years trying to wedge its head inside the mouth of the lion while their own people yell at them to stop.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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Though there was no damage to either car, a crowd of at least 10 Turks soon gathered, yelling at Hiba.—
Alia Malek,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Mathematicians greeted his assertions with hoots of laughter, called out to friends across the room, and threw paper airplanes.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Photographed by Ben Weller, British Vogue, January 2025 Marianne Jean-Baptiste is a hoot.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
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While this might make some architects holler, he’s got a point: who among us doesn’t have the ability to create things...—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Behind us, a line of taxi drivers hollered as the police rummaged through the suspects’ belongings.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Americans responded to the cries of hunger in Ethiopia.—
William Lambers,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s opening statement was repeatedly interrupted by several protesters who were swiftly removed from the hearing room after disturbing his confirmation proceedings with shouts and cries.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2025
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His baritone voice is loud and clear but not overly boosted, and vibrant electric guitar licks and fiddle fills are cleanly presented with clear panning.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
14 Jan. 2025
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Cher Ami, however, managed to make it through—though not without taking his licks (the pigeon was shot in the chest and the leg, and lost an eye).—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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A lot of anger and denial, and even a bit of a death wish, that all were there before Grace got there and now are roaring back.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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On that stage in Memphis that night, King didn't know—and the audience that roared with approval didn't know either—that this would be his last speech.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Whoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoop. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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