whooping

Example Sentences

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Hundreds of spectators gathered along Ocean Boulevard dressed in rainbow tutus, dresses and shirts, whooping and waving as the Long Beach Pride parade rolled past Sunday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Around the same time, the committee also met to review an exemption application related to water management at the Grayrocks Dam in Wyoming and its effects on endangered whooping cranes downstream in Nebraska.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

In the mornings, Christine eagerly awaits the brightly colored, highly vocal birds swooping into their garden, whooping their greetings before flying off into the junglelike foliage.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Something similar happened in response to a whooping cough outbreak that started in 2011.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

By time we got out in the country, we were having a high old time, whooping, talking loud, and all like that.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns