Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whooping
Verb
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This is the time to be surrounded by fans decked out in purple and orange, shouting at the screens and celebrating every three-pointer.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025 -
These steals are worth shouting about, especially since so many are 2025 Best of Beauty winners or have been thoroughly tested by our editors.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
2 Oct. 2025
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The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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Even Seth Rogen, a surprise guest, was cheering and hollering while holding a camera throughout the ovation and snapping photos the entire time.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Sep. 2025
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There was yelling, taunting and cursing from fans.—
Bob Harkins,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Especially the guy who was yelling at him on media day.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mist curls through the jungle canopy as Ubud stirs with roosters crowing and incense rising from its ancient temple shrines.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The foreign ministry spokeswoman in Moscow is crowing about that – that he's no longer isolated.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Daria spotted the crying woman from the consulate, now in a pink bikini and a green mesh coverup, waiting her turn to leap onto the beach.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Fans are screaming, crying, planting flowers in the shape of a ‘T,’ and rearranging birthdays and baby deliveries just to be in theaters.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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Eight unoccupied houses were claimed by roaring Atlantic surf this week on the Outer Banks — a 200-mile ribbon of barrier islands on the North Carolina coast — as Hurricane Humberto and Hurricane Imelda passed offshore.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl pays homage to the rip-roaring lifestyle of showgirls.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Early in the event, the leader of the campus chapter thanked police and security guards for their presence, prompting thundering applause.—
Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price , Preston Mizell,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The bison roaming Yellowstone National Park, an elephant herd thundering across the African terrain in Tanzania or Botswana, a humpback whale breaching off the coast of Hawaii or Mexico.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now, Darvish will get to pitch in front of a stadium of screaming, hopeful, nervous Cubs fans.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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There’s screaming electric guitar AND an orchestra.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Whooping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whooping. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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