whoop

Everyday

1. To shout loudly with joy or excitement. tree →
2. A loud shout of happiness. tree →
3. The noisy breath-in sound of whooping cough, an illness. tree →
4. (slang, US) To beat someone easily, as in «whoop them». tree →

In the lessons

In stories it shows people cheering, like «whooped with joy». In health lessons, whooping cough is a disease babies are vaccinated against. «Whoops» (with s) is a different little word said after a small mistake. Phrases: whoop with joy, whoop it up (party noisily).

Examples

• The children whooped when the bell rang for the holidays. tree →
• We heard a whoop from the winning team. tree →
• She gave a whoop of delight. tree →
• Whooping cough makes a loud whoop sound. tree →
• The fans whooped and cheered. tree →
• We're going to whoop them in the final! tree →
• And they cocked their caps, and shouted, and whooped, and flew this way, and shot that way, and roved about the open country. tree →

Note

The «wh» can be said «w» or «h»: «woop» or «hoop». «Whoops!» means oops and is a separate word. «Whoop-de-doo» is said sarcastically to mean «so what».