WHOOPING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

whooping

verb

present participle of whoop

as in shouting

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Getting around interference The biggest technical hurdle in spectrum sharing is interference – what happens when two signals overlap and scramble each other, like two people shouting different things in your ear at the same time.

— Aylin Yener, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Those who speak a password, released via social media, receive a fake business card, which does mean many a guest is standing there shouting a password at the actor.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shouting

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The speakerphone gets loud, about 105dB if someone is hollering at you.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
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.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Definition of hollering

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Yet tackling noise issues is challenging in part because the sources vary — think traffic on a busy street in Manhattan versus yelling in a neighboring room.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
The trapped man was discovered when the driver of the Recology commercial collection truck was emptying a dumpster at a hotel on the 100 block of Mason Street and heard yelling, according to Robert Reed, a spokesman for Recology.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of yelling

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Finally, a mystical Rabbi arrives and shocks the king and queen by taking off all his clothing, getting under the table and crowing like a rooster.

— Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026
Neighbors bothered by crowing or other issues can file nuisance complaints with Animal Care and Control.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026

Definition of crowing

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The women are all in Jessi’s front yard, crying and hugging and apologizing.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
The spectacle of a powerful, disruptive woman changed into the spectacle of a woman running, crying and screaming, and the woman isn’t self-possessed in beautiful makeup and clothing but falling down in the mud.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of crying

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But at its world premiere, the film also had the audience roaring with laughter.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Mahomes was the last Chiefs player to be announced during pregame introductions, roaring himself as the din inside of Arrowhead Stadium reached a crescendo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of roaring

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Visitors who arrive early in the season, from May through June, can see waterfalls at their thundering best.

— Stuart Rigg, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026
Her minimalist expression is matched by Hildur Gudnadóttir’s almost subliminal composition and sound design that now represents a beating heart, now thundering clouds.

— Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of thundering

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By the time the rock legends arrived, the black carpet was empty, aside from the herd of photographers and screaming fans.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026
Within seconds, protesters swarmed among the agents, screaming and holding their cellphones aloft.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of screaming

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