Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whooping
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Speaking in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, the president re-raised the subject while shouting out National Rifle Association President Bill Bachenberg.
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Brandon Aiyuk continues to stir the NFL offseason rumors report after yet another social media video, this time shouting out a specific team.
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More than 40,000 patrons crammed into Wrigley Field and the Cubs fans in the crowd were hooting and hollering after their team took a 5-0 lead through six innings Saturday, following a 16-2 win on Friday.
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Timothée Chalamet exited through the same tunnel and was also hooting and hollering with his fellow Knicks fans.
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Standing in front of the tank were a bunch of babushkas, yelling at the young soldiers beside me.
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Fans have been yelling things at players for a century now.
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Neighbors bothered by crowing or other issues can file nuisance complaints with Animal Care and Control.
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The amendments, collectively known as the Zoning Code Amendment for Crowing Fowl, were driven by more than 800 complaints related to crowing fowl submitted through Sacramento County’s 311 system from 2022 through July 25, 2025.
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The baby's face was blurred, but it could be heard crying.
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There’s no boo-hoo crying over it.
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The equalizer was exactly what Ecuador’s fans needed to get loud, roaring with joy after Germany's early lead was cut.
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In April, Allen Gallaway’s home in Andover, Kansas, was one block away from getting ripped up by a tornado roaring like a freight train.
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This question was answered in the thundering affirmative by two groups of late-19th-century Protestant social activists whose retail legacies continue, even now, to thrive across all 50 states.
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But breaking four from the rail at Saratoga, right in the teeth of the thundering peloton furiously en route into the first turn does not on the surface of it do this particular race-favorite much good.
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An open 911 line allowed dispatchers to hear gunshots and people screaming inside the building.
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But doing grand openings and screaming out loud doesn't resonate with the brand.
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“Whooping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whooping. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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