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   whoop

   /wuːp/

   noun

   • 1. a loud cry of joy or excitement: "a moment's silence was followed by whoops of delight"
   • 2. a long rasping indrawn breath, characteristic of whooping cough.
   • 3. (in motorcycling or cycling) a bump or dip on an off-road racetrack or rally course.

   verb

   • 1. give or make a whoop: "all at once they were whooping with laughter"

   Word Origin Middle English: probably imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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