whoop (n.)

  1. a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement

    whoop (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 ]

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