English dictionary

whoop

/h/u/p/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
The hoopoe.

noun

Source: webster1913
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.

noun

Source: webster1913

shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm

verb.communication

Examples
The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table.

Source: WordNet 3.0
cough spasmodically

verb.body

Synonyms hack

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

verb

Source: webster1913
To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.

verb

Source: webster1913