Whooping




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Whoop \Whoop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whooped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whooping.] [OE. houpen. See Hoop, v. i.]
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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.
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Each whooping with a merry shout. --Wordsworth.
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When naught was heard but now and then the howl
Of some vile cur, or whooping of the owl. --W.
Browne.
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2. To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in
whooping cough.
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Whooping \Whoop"ing\,
a. & n. from Whoop, v. t.
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Whooping cough (Med.), a violent, convulsive cough,
returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting
of several expirations, followed by a sonorous
inspiration, or whoop; chin cough; hooping cough.
--Dunglison.

Whooping crane (Zool.), a North American crane ({Crus
Americana}) noted for the loud, whooplike note which it
utters.

Whooping swan (Zool.), the whooper swan. See the Note under
Swan.
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whooping [huːpiŋ]
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