whoop

Example Sentences

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It’s not too late to save the whooping crane, the red-cockaded woodpecker, the piping plover or any of the other 86 birds on the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

She knew we were nearly there, and this was hardly surprising, I suppose, since Karli was whooping and waving up there on her back, and Mutti and I were laughing out loud in our relief.

From Literature

Lloyd was ready to rip out a whoop, but I put a lid on him.

From Literature

The workers whooped and applauded, and the president went back to rallying Americans who were in their first major war since the disaster of Vietnam.

From BBC

Owen whoops, and someone in the audience lets out a high-pitched whistle.

From Literature