Pronunciation: /wʊp/
noun a loud cry of joy or excitement
A1 I heard a loud whoop of joy from the children playing outside.
A2 The cowboy let out a whoop as he rode into town on his horse.
B1 The fans let out a whoop of excitement when their team scored a goal.
B2 She let out a whoop of surprise when she won the lottery.
C1 The politician's speech was met with whoops of approval from the crowd.
C2 The comedian's joke elicited whoops of laughter from the audience.
verb to utter a whoop
A1 She whooped with joy when she saw her favorite dessert.
A2 The children whooped in excitement as they rode the roller coaster.
B1 The fans whooped and cheered as their team scored a goal.
B2 The audience whooped with delight at the amazing performance.
C1 The crowd whooped and hollered as the band took the stage.
C2 He whooped loudly to celebrate his victory in the competition.
formal The audience gave a polite whoop of approval after the pianist's performance.
informal When the DJ played their favorite song, the crowd let out a loud whoop.
slang I let out a whoop when I found out we were getting pizza for dinner.
figurative The team let out a collective whoop as they scored the winning goal.
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