whoop

IPA/wuːp/
KK[wˈup]IPA/wuːp/

whoop — verb

  • whooppresent simple I / you / we / they
  • whoops3rd person singular
  • whooping-ing form
  • whoopedpast simple

1. to make a loud, high shout because you feel very happy, excited, or you strongly

1.動詞不及物B1
釋義

to make a loud, high shout because you feel very happy, excited, or you strongly support someone or something

例句

Samir whooped with joy when he learned he had passed the exam.

whoop with joy — expressing happiness

When the singer walked onto the stage, the crowd whooped and clapped.

同義詞
  • cheer

    longer, group-based encouragement; a whoop is a single burst

  • shout

    more general — can be angry, urgent, or neutral; whoop is always positive

  • yell

    can express anger as well as excitement; whoop is only positive

  • holler

    more informal and mainly American; can be used for calling, not just celebrating

反義詞
  • whisper

    to speak very quietly, the opposite of shouting

文法句型

whoop + with + noun (joy/delight/excitement)

whoop + at + noun

用法筆記

Always intransitive — you cannot 'whoop something'. The emotion is typically shown with 'with' (whoop with joy) or 'in' (whoop in delight).

常見錯誤

❌The fans whooped the team onto the field' (treating whoop as transitive).
✅The fans whooped as the team ran onto the field.
💡whoop is intransitive and does not take a direct object.
❌The audience whooped to the singer' (wrong preposition).
✅The audience whooped for the singer.' / 'The audience whooped with joy.
💡whoop pairs with 'with' for the emotion or 'for' to show support.

2. to cough with a loud, gasping sound, especially as a result of having whooping c

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to cough with a loud, gasping sound, especially as a result of having whooping cough

例句

The baby whooped all night, and the worried parents took her to the hospital.

whoop as symptom of whooping cough

Hiro's cough was so bad that he whooped and gasped for air between fits.

同義詞
  • wheeze

    a whistling sound when breathing, not a cough; whoop is specifically a gasping cough sound

  • gasp

    a sudden intake of air, which is part of the whooping sound but not the whole

文法句型

whoop + adverb (loudly/badly)

be whooping (continuous)

用法筆記

Most commonly used in the continuous form ('was whooping') to describe the symptom of whooping cough (pertussis). The sound is a distinctive gasping intake of air after a series of short coughs.

常見錯誤

❌He whooped with excitement when he had whooping cough' (confusing the two verb senses).
✅He whooped with excitement at the party.' / 'He whooped from coughing all night.
💡The two senses are unrelated; one expresses joy, the other describes a medical cough symptom.

whoop — noun