whoop

Example Sentences

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Several years ago, on a cross-Atlantic literary festival where Shriver was an invited author, I observed a packed audience whoop and cheer Shriver’s mordant observations about everything wrong with the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

The smash-up of the fantastical and the familiar is disorienting and gets even stranger when the reckless kids start to whoop like they’re on Muscle Beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

As the male lead entered the stage in a new production of “Romeo and Juliet” in London, a single, very loud whoop erupted from the orchestra level.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

Young babies may make a distinctive "whoop" or have difficulty breathing after a bout of coughing.

From BBC • May 10, 2024

“The little man gave a great whoop of joy and threw his bowl of mashed caterpillars right out of the tree-house window. ‘It’s a deal!’ he cried.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl