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whoop

/wuːp/

/wʊp/

Translations

whoopnoun

whoops

/wuːp/

/wʊp/

hourra

The crowd let out a whoop of excitement when the team scored the winning goal.

La foule a poussé un hourra d’enthousiasme lorsque l’équipe a marqué le but décisif.

criPour un son aigu et perçant, notamment chez certains animaux.

The whoop of a gibbon echoed through the rainforest canopy.

Le cri d’un gibbon résonnait sous la canopée de la forêt tropicale.

Additional translations

chant du coqMédecine : cri inspiratoire caractéristique de la coqueluche.

Synonyms

whoopverb

whooped

Past Simple

whooped

Past Participle

whooping

Gerund

/wuːp/

/wup/

crierPour un appel ou un signal aigu.

The hunters whooped to communicate with each other across the forest.

Les chasseurs ont crié pour communiquer entre eux à travers la forêt.

écraserFamilier : battre nettement, sans appel.

Our chess club whooped the rival team in the finals.

Notre club d’échecs a écrasé l’équipe rivale en finale.

s’écrierLangue courante : exprimer bruyamment la joie ou l’enthousiasme.

The fans whooped with joy when their team scored the winning goal.

Les supporters se sont écriés de joie lorsque leur équipe a marqué le but décisif.

Additional translations

haleterMédecine : dans le contexte de la coqueluche.

Synonyms

whoop it up

whoopinterjection

Used as an exclamation expressing excitement, triumph, or encouragement.

hourra

"Whoop!" she shouted when the final exam results were posted.

« Hourra ! » s’est-elle écriée lorsque les résultats de l’examen final ont été affichés.

Synonyms

Definitions

whoopnoun

A loud, enthusiastic shout or cry, often expressing excitement or joy.

The crowd let out a whoop of excitement when the team scored the winning goal.

A loud, high-pitched sound, often associated with the call or signal of certain birds or animals.

The whoop of a gibbon echoed through the rainforest canopy.

A convulsive gasp or intake of breath that follows a bout of coughing, especially in whooping cough.

After several racking coughs the child emitted a high, rasping whoop.

whoopverb

To shout or cry out loudly and enthusiastically.

The fans whooped with joy when their team scored the winning goal.

To make a loud, high-pitched sound, often as a signal or call.

The hunters whooped to communicate with each other across the forest.

(of a person with whooping cough) to inhale convulsively with a characteristic gasp after a fit of coughing.

The baby coughed violently and then whooped for breath.

(informal) To defeat or dominate decisively; to beat soundly.

Our chess club whooped the rival team in the finals.

whoopinterjection

Used to express excitement, triumph, or enthusiastic approval.

"Whoop!" she shouted when the final exam results were posted.