whooped

past tense of whoop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whooped
Verb
  • Marsch shouted ahead of a drill on Thursday, looking for Chicago Fire defender Joel Waterman.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The cast must have required a boxful of Chloraseptic by the shoot’s end, considering how a good third of the dialogue is shouted at intense decibel-shattering levels.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The former assistant claimed that in January, Smith yelled at him after Gables answered a phone call from his own daughter.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
  • One Auburn fan leaned over the railing, waved his middle finger and yelled.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As soon as the injury happened, Buccaneers players Tristan Wirfs and Tez Johnson immediately hollered for trainers, with Johnson putting his head in his hands after the injury happened.
    Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Martin was onstage with Sweeney, Michôd and the rest of the cast as the Princess of Wales Theatre crowd hollered.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Others rushed to their coastal villas and roared away on luxury speed boats.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The crowd roared in jubilation and waved blue-and-white Israeli flags.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While naysayers may argue Dalio is the boy who cried wolf, his caution has paid off in the past.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Devastated by the experience, Jules cried and found comfort in Winston Ndugu (Anthony Hill) before running off.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump crowed about the ruling in a post on Truth Social.
    Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Once all is shrieked and done, though, what’s left is a faux-prestige screed that’s 100 percent #OhHellNo!
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Been there, shrieked at that — but give the Normans credit for leaning into the mean-spirited spirit of the endeavor with some groan- and cheer-worthy fatalities, including a POV shot from the perspective of a witch’s broomstick.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Allen thundered a command for the British to hand over the fort.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Back then, the novelty was watching IndyCars carve through the infield at warp speed after the stock cars thundered through the turns, all on the same Saturday card.
    Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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