whoop (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
examples The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
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Hypernym shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
Derivationally related form whoop → whoop; whoop → whooper
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Derivationally related form whooper → whoop; whoop → whoop
Hyponym shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall

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