whoop
verb/wuːp/, /wʊp/
/wuːp/, /wʊp/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they whoop | /wuːp/, /wʊp/ /wuːp/, /wʊp/ |
| he / she / it whoops | /wuːps/, /wʊps/ /wuːps/, /wʊps/ |
| past simple whooped | /wuːpt/, /wʊpt/ /wuːpt/, /wʊpt/ |
| past participle whooped | /wuːpt/, /wʊpt/ /wuːpt/, /wʊpt/ |
| -ing form whooping | /ˈwuːpɪŋ/, /ˈwʊpɪŋ/ /ˈwuːpɪŋ/, /ˈwʊpɪŋ/ |
- to shout loudly because you are happy or excited
- He whooped for joy as the ball hit the back of the net.
- The kids were opening their presents and whooping with delight.
Word OriginMiddle English: probably imitative.
Idioms
See whoop in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarywhoop it up
/ˌwuːp ɪt ˈʌp/, /ˌwʊp ɪt ˈʌp/
/ˌwuːp ɪt ˈʌp/, /ˌwʊp ɪt ˈʌp/
(informal)- to enjoy yourself very much with a noisy group of people
- (North American English) to make people excited or enthusiastic about something
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