whoop

n.

1. 1. A loud cry of exultation or excitement.
   2. A shout uttered by a hunter or warrior.
2. A hooting cry, as of a bird.
3. The paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough.

v., whooped, whoop·ing, whoops.

v.intr.

1. To utter a loud shout or cry. See synonyms at shout.
2. To utter a hooting cry.
3. To make the paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough.

v.tr.

1. To utter with a whoop.
2. To chase, call, urge on, or drive with a whoop: whooping the cattle down the road.

idiom:

whoop it up Slang.

1. To have a jolly, noisy celebration.
2. To express or arouse enthusiasm; cheer: conventioneers whooping it up for their candidate.

[From Middle English whopen, to whoop, variant of hopen, from Old French hopper, of imitative origin.]

verb

To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bawl, bellow, bluster, call, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, yawp, yell. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

A sonorous and convulsive inspiration; suggestive of the sound associated with whooping cough in humans.

IN BRIEF: n. - A loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement v. - Cough spasmodically; Shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm.

Tutor's tip: Did she "whoop" (a loud cry or shout) as she jumped through the "hoop" (a large ring uses in sports)?

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hujen, råben, råb, hiven, tuden
v. intr. - huje, råbe, hive efter vejret, tude
v. tr. - huje, råbe, hive efter vejret, tude, sætte i vejret

idioms:

• whooping cough    astmatisk hoste

Nederlands (Dutch)
hopla, hoestend geluid van kinkhoest, schreeuw, hoesten, schreeuwen

Français (French)
n. - cri (de joie), cri de bataille, (Méd) quinte (de la coqueluche), pas grand-chose (fam), sans valeur (fam)
v. intr. - pousser des cris de joie, faire la fête (fam), faire des éloges
v. tr. - pousser des cris de joie, jubiler, hululer (un hibou), tousser de manière convulsive

idioms:

• whooping cough    (Méd) coqueluche

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schrei, Jauchzer, Ziehen (bei Keuchhusten)
v. - schreien, jauchzen, keuchen (bei Keuchhusten)

idioms:

• whooping cough    Keuchhusten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξεφωνητό, βαριά αναπνοή
v. - ξεφωνίζω

idioms:

• whooping cough    (παθολ.) κοκκύτης

Italiano (Italian)
grido, gridare, oplà

idioms:

• whooping cough    pertosse

Português (Portuguese)
n. - grito (m), ruído (m)
v. - gritar, respirar com dificuldade

idioms:

• whooping cough    coqueluche (f)

Русский (Russian)
возглас, вопль, гиканье, уханье, коклюшный кашель, минимальное количество, выкрикивать, ухать, быть принятым с шумным одобрением

idioms:

• whooping cough    судорожный кашель

Español (Spanish)
n. - grito, alarido, clamoreo, chillido (del búho), pizca
v. intr. - gritar, huchear, ulular, toser jadeando
v. tr. - alentar o vitorear a gritos, incitar o insultar a gritos

idioms:

• whooping cough    tos ferina o convulsa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skrik
v. - skrika, kikna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大叫, 喘息声, 呐喊, 叫喊, 喘息, 高声说, 唤起

idioms:

• whooping cough    百日咳

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大叫, 喘息聲, 吶喊
v. intr. - 叫喊, 喘息
v. tr. - 高聲說, 喚起

idioms:

• whooping cough    百日咳

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 야아하는 외침, (올빼미의) 후우후우 울음 소리, 조금
v. intr. - 야아 하고 외치다, (올빼미가) 후우후우하고 울다, (백일해 기침 뒤에) 그르렁거리다
v. tr. - 야아하고 외치다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ウォーという叫び声, ホーホーと鳴く声, ゼーゼーという音, 叫び声
v. - ウォーと叫ぶ, ホーホーと鳴く, ゼーゼーいう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هتاف, نعيق, صيحه, شهقه, فتيل, مثقال ذرة (فعل) يهتف, ينعق البوم, يشهق, ينطلق هادرا, ينطق هاتفا, يحث بالهتاف, يروج لقضيه, يرفع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צעקה, קריאה, שאיפת אוויר שרקנית (בשעלת), קריאת התרגשות‬
v. intr. - ‮צעק, פלט קריאה‬
v. tr. - ‮צעק, פלט קריאה‬

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