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Synonyms for whoops
| Grammar : Interj |
| Spell : hwoo ps, hwoops, woo ps, woops |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʰwʊps, ʰwups, wʊps, wups |
Définition of whoops
Origin :- exclamation of dismay, 1925; see oops.
- interj oops
- I don't think she ever cared two whoops for me, to tell you the truth.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- For a long time we had ceased to hear the mate's whoops and yells.
- Extract from : « Falk » by Joseph Conrad
- We grew uneasy, and then he said two whoops might be heard from his cabin.
- Extract from : « The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief » by Morrison Heady
- High-pitched Indians whoops sent a new chill through Nicole.
- Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
- He listened to the whoops and barks in an interval between shots.
- Extract from : « The Road to Frontenac » by Samuel Merwin
- He looks to be about forty years old, but whoops and laughs like he was about ten.
- Extract from : « Letters on an Elk Hunt » by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
- Who could say at what hour the waters would resound with their whoops?
- Extract from : « The Conquest » by Eva Emery Dye
- Her sisters received her with whoops of astonishment and welcome.
- Extract from : « Girls of the Forest » by L. T. Meade
- Then the savages, with whoops and yells, began circling about the machine.
- Extract from : « The Motor Boys Overland » by Clarence Young
- The news was received with whoops of joy from Janet and Carol.
- Extract from : « The Adventure Girls at K Bar O » by Clair Blank
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