whoop
a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement • Hypernyms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
1. shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm (Freq. 3) - The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table • Derivationally related forms: whooper • Hypernyms: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s something 2. cough spasmodically - The patient with emphysema is hacking all day • Syn: hack • Hypernyms: cough • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s
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