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whooping

/ˈwuːpɪŋ/

/ˈwupɪŋ/

Translations

whoopingnoun

whoopings

hourraCri de joie ou d’enthousiasme.

Sudden whooping from the campfire broke the stillness of the night.

Des hourras soudains autour du feu de camp rompirent le silence de la nuit.

Additional translations

clameurEmployé pour une exclamation collective ou un cri prolongé.

Synonyms

whoopinggerund / present participle

/ˈhuːpɪŋ/

Participle adjective derived from the verb "whoop", typically used attributively (e.g., "whooping cough"); rarely gradable.

quinteuxMédecine, surtout pour une toux forte et prolongée.

The child’s whooping cough echoed through the quiet house.

La toux quinteuse de l’enfant résonnait dans la maison silencieuse.

Additional translations

hurlantPour un cri ou un son très fort et prolongé.

Synonyms

whoopverb

whooping

Gerund

whooped

Past Simple

whooped

Past Participle

whooping

Gerund

/wuːp/

/wup/

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.

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.

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.

Additional translations

haleterMédecine : dans le contexte de la coqueluche.

Synonyms

whoop it up

Definitions

whoopingnoun

The act or sound of uttering a loud, exuberant cry or shout (a whoop).

Sudden whooping from the campfire broke the stillness of the night.

whoopinggerund / present participle

Producing or characterized by a loud, deep, and prolonged sound, especially of a cough or cry.

The child’s whooping cough echoed through the quiet house.

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.