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whoop /ˈhup, ˈhʊp, ˈhwup, ˈhwʊp, ˈwup, ˈwʊp/
大叫,吶喊,喘息聲,小塊(vi.)叫喊,喘息(vt.)高聲說,喚起
whoop /ˈhup, ˈhʊp/ 不及物動詞
Whoop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whooped p. pr. & vb. n. Whooping.]
1. To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a war whoop; to hoot, as an owl.
Each whooping with a merry shout. --Wordsworth.
When naught was heard but now and then the howl
Of some vile cur, or whooping of the owl. --W. Browne.
2. To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
Whoop, v. t. To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
And suffered me by the voice of slaves to be
Whooped out of Rome. --Shak.
Whoop n.
1. A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl.
A fox, crossing the road, drew off a considerable detachment, who clapped spurs to their horses, and pursued him with whoops and halloos. --Addison.
The whoop of the crane. --Longfellow.
2. A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
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Hoop v. i.
1. To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout. [Usually written whoop.]
2. To whoop, as in whooping cough. See Whoop.
Hooping cough. Med. See Whooping cough.
whoop
n : a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement
v 1: shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; "The children whooped
when they were led to the picnic table"
2: cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking
all day" [syn: hack]