Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun whoop

1 sense of whoop

Sense 1
whoop -- (a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement)
       => cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb whoop

2 senses of whoop

Sense 1
whoop -- (shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table")
       => shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -- (utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me")

Sense 2
hack, whoop -- (cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day")
       => cough -- (exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day")