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 Whoop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whooped p. pr. & vb. n. Whooping.]
 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.