WHOOP
Dictionary entry overview: What does whoop mean?
• WHOOP (noun)
The noun WHOOP has 1 sense:
1. a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement
Familiarity information: WHOOP used as a noun is very rare.
• WHOOP (verb)
The verb WHOOP has 2 senses:
1. shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
2. cough spasmodically
Familiarity information: WHOOP used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WHOOP (noun)
Meaning:
A loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("whoop" is a kind of...):
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
• WHOOP (verb)
Meaning:
Shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table
Hypernyms (to "whoop" is one way to...):
call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cough spasmodically
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
whoop; hack
Context example:
The patient with emphysema is hacking all day
Hypernyms (to "whoop" is one way to...):
cough (exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
