Whooping
Whoop·ing
Whooping
a. & n.
- a. & n. from Whoop, v. t.
Phrases & Compounds
- Whooping cough
- a violent, convulsive cough, returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting of several expirations, followed by a sonorous inspiration, or whoop; chin cough; hooping cough.
- Whooping crane
- a North American crane (Crus Americana) noted for the loud, whooplike note which it utters.
- Whooping swan
- the whooper swan. See the Note under Swan.