whoops 1 of 2

plural of whoop

whoops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of whoop

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of whoops
Verb
The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025 Conduit congregants welcomed Baker’s video with whoops, shouts and tears, signaling a shared grief. Liam Adams, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoops
Noun
  • Aragón Aragón is a region that whispers rather than shouts.
    Nigel Hack, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • He could also be seen nodding his approval after the dance — and earning a thunderous round of excited shouts from the audience.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Ruidoso, New Mexico — The soft dribble of rain drapes a herd of cowboy hats as an auctioneer hollers bidding numbers into the mist.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The long recess has drawn howls of protest from Democratic leaders, who have returned to Washington to demand negotiations that might lead to a bipartisan spending bill that could reopen the government.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
  • More importantly, the most recent of these sightings, just two years ago, was by a railroad passenger, so keep a lookout for a tall, hairy figure, or for massive footprints, which are also commonly reported, and listen for the mysterious creature’s spine-tingling howls.
    The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There are a few hoots and hollers as the others agree or protest.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Matt yells, encouraging her to turn and run.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Glitter Gel Pen Taylor spins like a girl in a brand new dress, while Fountain Pen Taylor yells at caterers.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The scared but resilient puppy cries as rescuers work to free her.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There were cries of overreach when the Guard was deployed to stem segregationist tension in Arkansas and Alabama in the 1950s and '60s.
    Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While Kendrick and Drake were putting their pens to their limits, Metro fired up some software and got his licks in.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • On the title track, a handful of bass licks grow outward into a waiting drum beat.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Apple Music anchor Ebro Darden takes the stage, DJ D-Nice drops down the volume and Carey and SZA take the stage to roars from the rabid fans in the audience, who have been waiting outside all afternoon.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • When thunder roars, go indoors!
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Whoops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoops. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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