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(), n.[See Hoopoe.] (Zol.) The hoopoe. Whoop v. i.[imp. & p. p.Whooped (); p. pr. & vb. n.Whooping.] [OE. houpen. See Hoop, v. i.] 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. スポンサード リンク
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