| whoop | 1. To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a war whoop; to hoot, as an owl. "Each whooping with a merry shout." (Wordsworth) "When naught was heard but now and then the howl Of some vile cur, or whooping of the owl." (W. Browne) 2. To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough. Origin: OE. Houpen. See Hoop. 1. A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl. "A fox, crossing the road, drew off a considerable detachment, who clapped spurs to their horses, and pursued him with whoops and halloos." (Addison) "The whoop of the crane." (Longfellow) 2. A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough. <zoology> The hoopoe. See: Hoopoe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| whooper | One who, or that which, whooops. Woopher swan. <zoology> See the Note under Swan. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| whooping | <medicine> From Whoop, Whooping cough, the whooper swan. See the Note under Swan. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| whooping cough | <paediatrics> A bacterial infection that has become quite rare due to effective and widespread vaccination programs (DPT vaccine). Only about 4, 500 cases are reported annually in the U.S. Can present as a mild or severe illness. Symptoms include runny nose, low-grade fever, conjunctivitis and a characteristic cough. Coughing spells end in a whoop caused by the forceful inspiration of air. (13 Nov 1997) |
| whooping-cough vaccine | See: diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and pertussis vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| systolic whoop | systolic honk |
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