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Synonyms for whoop

Most common

cry shout yell hoot hollo halloo

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.

Related words

Word family
whoopee whoops
Phrases
whoop it up war whoop
Other spellings
whup

Forms

Plural
whoops → shouts, yells, hoots, hollos…

Example sentences

  • cry The girl began to cry at the sight of the big dog.
  • shout He ordered the boys not to shout in the classroom.
  • yell Don't yell in the street; we're putting on a show.
  • hoot The barn owl does not hoot, but screeches.
  • halloo Never halloo till you are out of the woods.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
whooprising
cryrising
shoutrising
yellrising
hootrising
hollofalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cry1
4 letters
yell1, hoot1, bawl1
5 letters
shout1, hollo2
6 letters
halloo

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hollo2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
hurlement
Español
aullido
Deutsch
Geschrei