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Antonyms for whoop

Grammar : Noun
Spell : hoop, hoo p; especially for 1, 3, 4, 6–12 hwoop, hwoo p, woop, woo p
Phonetic Transcription : hup, hʊp; especially for 1, 3, 4, 6–12 ʰwup, ʰwʊp, wup, wʊp

Definition of whoop

Origin :
  • mid-14c., houpen, partly imitative, partly from Old French houper "to cry out," also imitative. It is attested as an interjection from at least mid-15c. The noun is recorded from c.1600. Extended form whoopee is attested from 1845, originally American English; whoopee cushion is attested from 1960. Phrase whoop it up "create a disturbance" is recorded from 1884. Expression whoop-de-do is recorded from 1929. Whooping cough (1739) is now the prevalent spelling of hooping cough; whooping crane is recorded from 1791.
  • noun hurrah
Example sentences :
  • It was the Indian whoop, which her father had taught her in their woodland rambles at home.
  • Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
  • But I think some of these people must have gone out of their minds to whoop it up so.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson
  • For every whoop of the Hurons, the Iroquois give an angry yell of defiance.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 » by Various
  • It was terrible to leap and whoop and whistle; her very soul revolted.
  • Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • All of the Emily gang set up a whoop of joy, and 'twas answered from the yacht.
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • At half-past seven you heard the whoop of the milkman and the rattling of his cans.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • Then you trust me to whoop up her heroism and the fact that without her he would have died.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Couldn't seem to raise a real loud whisper, let alone a whoop.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Just then a whoop rang out from the braves at the gap and was followed by a chorus of them.
  • Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
  • So I acted like I didn't give a whoop, the one way or the other.
  • Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne

Synonyms for whoop

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