Meaning of "whoop" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHOOP

Of imitative origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WHOOP

whoop  [wuːp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHOOP

Whoop is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb whoop in English.

WHAT DOES WHOOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

A. Barr Snively

A. Barr "Whoop" Snively, II was an American football player and coach of lacrosse, football, and ice hockey. He played football for Princeton University from 1921 to 1923 and was captain of the 1923 team. He held coaching positions at Williams College in lacrosse, football and hockey from 1928 to 1948 and at the University of New Hampshire from 1953 to 1964.

Definition of whoop in the English dictionary

The first definition of whoop in the dictionary is to utter with loud cries, as of enthusiasm or excitement. Other definition of whoop is to cough convulsively with a crowing sound made at each inspiration. Whoop is also to utter.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WHOOP

PRESENT

Present

I whoop

you whoop

he/she/it whoops

we whoop

you whoop

they whoop

Present continuous

I am whooping

you are whooping

he/she/it is whooping

we are whooping

you are whooping

they are whooping

Present perfect

I have whooped

you have whooped

he/she/it has whooped

we have whooped

you have whooped

they have whooped

Present perfect continuous

I have been whooping

you have been whooping

he/she/it has been whooping

we have been whooping

you have been whooping

they have been whooping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I whooped

you whooped

he/she/it whooped

we whooped

you whooped

they whooped

Past continuous

I was whooping

you were whooping

he/she/it was whooping

we were whooping

you were whooping

they were whooping

Past perfect

I had whooped

you had whooped

he/she/it had whooped

we had whooped

you had whooped

they had whooped

Past perfect continuous

I had been whooping

you had been whooping

he/she/it had been whooping

we had been whooping

you had been whooping

they had been whooping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will whoop

you will whoop

he/she/it will whoop

we will whoop

you will whoop

they will whoop

Future continuous

I will be whooping

you will be whooping

he/she/it will be whooping

we will be whooping

you will be whooping

they will be whooping

Future perfect

I will have whooped

you will have whooped

he/she/it will have whooped

we will have whooped

you will have whooped

they will have whooped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been whooping

you will have been whooping

he/she/it will have been whooping

we will have been whooping

you will have been whooping

they will have been whooping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would whoop

you would whoop

he/she/it would whoop

we would whoop

you would whoop

they would whoop

Conditional continuous

I would be whooping

you would be whooping

he/she/it would be whooping

we would be whooping

you would be whooping

they would be whooping

Conditional perfect

I would have whoop

you would have whoop

he/she/it would have whoop

we would have whoop

you would have whoop

they would have whoop

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been whooping

you would have been whooping

he/she/it would have been whooping

we would have been whooping

you would have been whooping

they would have been whooping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you whoop
we let´s whoop
you whoop

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to whoop

Past participle

whooped

Present Participle

whooping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WHOOP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «whoop» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of whoop

cheer · cry · halloo · holler · hoot · hurrah · scream · shout · shriek · yell

TRANSLATION OF WHOOP

Find out the translation of whoop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of whoop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whoop» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 欢呼
• Translator English - Spanish: gritar
• English: whoop
• Translator English - Hindi: ललकार
• Translator English - Arabic: نعيق
• Translator English - Russian: возглас
• Translator English - Portuguese: gritar de alegria ou de felicidade
• Translator English - Bengali: উচ্চ চিৎকার করা
• Translator English - French: pousser des cris
• Translator English - Malay: Siapa
• Translator English - German: schreien
• Translator English - Japanese: 歓声を上げる
• Translator English - Korean: 환성을 지르다
• Translator English - Javanese: Singop
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cơn ho
• Translator English - Tamil: கூச்சல்
• Translator English - Marathi: चिडखोर
• Translator English - Turkish: bağırtı
• Translator English - Italian: urlare
• Translator English - Polish: wrzask
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вигук
• Translator English - Romanian: tuși
• Translator English - Greek: ξεφωνητό
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kreet
• Translator English - Swedish: whoop
• Translator English - Norwegian: whoop

2 QUOTES WITH «WHOOP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word whoop.

1

Paul Bryant

If you whoop and holler all the time, the players just get used to it.

2

Neil Patrick Harris

I don't stay up and rent private jets and go on yachts and whoop it up in Miami.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHOOP»

Discover the use of whoop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whoop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

A Mess of Iguanas, A Whoop of Gorillas ...: An Amazement of ...

With more collective nouns for animal groups than anyone else in the world, from a Business of Ferrets to a Wobble of Ostriches (not forgetting, of course, an Implausibility of Gnus) Alon Shulman's A Mess of Iguanas, A Whoop of Gorillas ...

Alon Shulman, 2009

Howard Crabtree's Whoop-dee-doo!: A Musical Extravaganza

A Musical Extravaganza. LOOK OUT FOR MY FEET. HOWARD and JAY. SPECTACLE! CHORUS. OOHOOHOOH HOWARD and JAY. SMALL SCALE SPECTACLE! CHORUS. OOHOOHOOH BOTH. YOU GET QUEER SONGS AND  ...

‎1995

Big Whoop!

"Big whoop." His friends say "it's not healthy," and go to ever more extreme lengths to get a smile from him in this silly story sure to appeal to fans of Oliver Jeffers.

Maxine Lee, 2014

With a Whoop and a Holler: A Bushel of Lore from Way Down South

Provides young readers of all ages with a colorfully illustrated collection of Southern folktales, poems, riddles, and lore. An ALA Notable Book. Reprint.

Nancy Van Laan, 2001

Dakota War Whoop: Or, Indian Massacres and War in Minnesota, ...

We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Harriet E. Bishop McConkey, 2008

Prophetic Business

One of the gifts of the African American preaching tradition is something called the "whoop." Now, let me tell you! I do not understand the prejudicial unfairness of God in that some have been given this gift while others of us have not. While I ...

H. Beecher Hicks, 2002

Whoop for Joy: a Christmas wish

The real life Whoop, a retired racehorse, is the featured character in this book about a city girl who, like so many children today, moves out of state leaving friends behind.

Jane Briggs-Bunting, 1995

WHOOP'S APOSTROPHE...!

Murray L. Peters. WHOOP'SWHOOP'S APOSTROPHE...!APOSTROPHE...! WHOOP'SWHOOP'S APOSTROPHE...!APOSTROPHE...! #3#3 MURRAY L. PETERS AuthorHouseTM UK Ltd. 1663 Front Matter.

Murray L. Peters, 2014

The Missionary Position

Angie Benedetto is a smart-mouthed Brooklyn girl who's neighborhood customs chafe her as much as her plaid-flannel Catholic school uniform.

R. E. Dinlocker, 2007

Field Guide to the Frogs of Australia: Revised Edition

Advertisement call: A distinct, repetitive chorus of 'whoop...whoop...whoop', which is readily disturbed. Similar species: No other Notaden species is within its geographic range. NORTHERN SPADEFOOT TOAD Notaden melanoscaphus ...

Michael Tyler, Frank Knight, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHOOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whoop is used in the context of the following news items.

Complaints about Whoop-Up Drive construction reach city council

A number of residents who travel across Whoop-Up Drive have brought forward concerns about the recent ongoing construction work to Mayor Chris Spearman. «Lethbridge Herald, Jul 15»

Why proud parents just have to let out a whoop

Actually, my wife and I were always going to whoop. The only question was whether other parents were also going to whoop. Casting an eye over the gathering ... «The Times, Jul 15»

WHOOP-Szo "Mirror North" (video)

Experimental Canadian unit WHOOP-Szo split their time between Southern Ontario and the Ungava Bay Inuit community of Salluit, QC, making music that blurs ... «Exclaim!, Jun 15»

Whoop Wireless™ Now An Approved Vendor for MiCTA Members

SAGINAW, Mich., June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MiCTA has named Whoop Wireless as an approved national vendor for Distributed Antenna ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»

The Whoop.De.Doo Is A Pleasure Machine Dreamed Up By …

Another day, another highly advanced pleasure device on Indiegogo. This one is called Whoop.De.Doo and comes to us from Anna Maresova, a designer in ... «TechCrunch, Jun 15»

Democratic congresswoman makes offensive 'war whoop' comment …

A California congresswoman has been sharply criticized for making a stereotypical “war cry” sound when referring to Native Americans at a political meeting. «Raw Story, May 15»

Whoop-up Drive Bridge set to go under construction

Above Watch: The machinery is being moved into place and work is set to begin on the Whoop Up Drive bridge, and drivers can expect delays. Quinn Campbell ... «Globalnews.ca, May 15»

Lions' offensive line plans to 'whoop somebody' in '15

With offensive line play, that's cool but at the end of the day you have to whoop somebody's (butt) and we weren't necessarily being the players that we were ... «NFL.com, Apr 15»

How to Attract Federal Professionals to a Union: Open a Can of …

No doubt, the “can of whoop ass” quote will draw attention to his speech and to his recruitment efforts. Mr. Cox also noted that he wants to grow the union to ... «FedSmith.com, Feb 15»

The Sports Year-End Whoop-De-Do List

But right now it's time for the Journal's end-of-year sports whoop-de-do. At this point, you've probably read plenty of end-of-year whoop-de-dos, all over the place ... «Wall Street Journal, Dec 14»