whoop in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
whoop in Marathi मराठी
whoop in Sindhi سنڌي
whoop in English
- whoop⇄expr. a whoop and a holler, (U.S. Informal.)
a. a comparatively short distance.
Ex. Eudora Welty's characters have till now been found no farther than a whoop and a holler from Jackson, Natchez, or Vicksburg, Miss. (New York Times).
b - whoop⇄expr. whoop it up, (Slang.)
a. to make merry; revel; celebrate.
Ex. No one was happy except him, his wife, and two brothers, whooping it up in a Milwaukee hotel (Manchester Guardian).
b. to act or work in a rousing way; support vigoro - whoop⇄interj. a cry or shout to attract attention or to express excitement, encouragement, or surprise. Also, hoop.
- whoop⇄noun 1. a loud cry or shout.
Ex. When land was sighted, the sailor let out a whoop of joy. The man gave a whoop of rage.
2. such a cry or shout used by North American Indians as a signal or war cry (war whoop).
3. the loud, gasping so - whoop⇄v.i. 1. to shout or call loudly.
2. to make the loud, gasping sound of a person when he has whooping cough.
3. to hoot, as an owl or crane does. - whoop⇄v.t. 1. to utter with a whoop; express by whooping.
2. to call, urge, drive, or make fun of, with whoops or shouts.
Ex. to whoop dogs on. (Figurative.) The Senate whooped it through and sent it to the House (Time). - whoop⇄whoop, noun, verb, interjection.