WHOOP
What does "WHOOP" mean?
A loud cry of excitement, joy, or encouragement.
Meanings
- A loud shout or cry, especially of joy or triumph. A whoop went up from the crowd when the goal was scored.
- To utter a loud cry of joy, excitement, or encouragement. The children whooped as the rollercoaster plunged.
- The convulsive gasp that follows a fit of coughing in whooping cough. The doctor recognized the disease by the distinctive whoop. technical
Did you know?
- Whooping cough gets its name from the strained 'whoop' a sufferer makes sucking in air after a violent coughing fit - the disease is named after a noise, not a symptom.
Word origin
From Old French 'houper' meaning 'to call out, shout', of imitative origin echoing the sound of the cry itself.
Remember it
WHOOP has a double-O like two wide-open mouths mid-shout.
A little poem
The crowd holds its breath-
the ball drops through the white net,
one whoop breaks the dam.
haiku
Wordplay
- The crane operator's catchphrase? Whoop, there it is.
What it teaches
Joy that stays silent rarely spreads; sometimes the whole point is to be heard.
Quick facts
What does WHOOP mean?
A loud cry of excitement, joy, or encouragement.
Is WHOOP a valid word?
Yes — WHOOP is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WHOOP?
WHOOP has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does WHOOP come from?
From Old French 'houper' meaning 'to call out, shout', of imitative origin echoing the sound of the cry itself.
What can WHOOP teach us?
Joy that stays silent rarely spreads; sometimes the whole point is to be heard.
How players do
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