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whooping

adjective as in shouting

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TAPPER: Hepatitis A, whooping cough, and chickenpox cases are rising in Florida.

From Salon

The death, which occurred between January and June 2025, is the first fatal case of whooping cough in the UK this year.

From BBC

After three hours of superhuman justice, humour, romance, and vengeance, cinemas are littered with popcorn like confetti, and fans spill into the streets, whooping with cathartic delight.

From BBC

Back then, pharmaceutical companies faced hundreds of lawsuits alleging that the vaccine protecting kids from whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus caused unrelenting seizures that led to severe disabilities.

From Salon

Among the recorded causes of death were measles, whooping cough, influenza, tuberculosis and bronchitis.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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