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whoop

noun as in hurrah

verb as in shout hurrah

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Another disease to watch out for is pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

Cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, for instance, used to be rare, but are now a monthly occurrence, she said.

From BBC

TAPPER: Hepatitis A, whooping cough, and chickenpox cases are rising in Florida.

From Salon

The result was greeted by whoops and cheers, with Polanski promising in his victory speech to "work every single day to grow this party" and paying tribute to his defeated rivals.

From BBC

The death, which occurred between January and June 2025, is the first fatal case of whooping cough in the UK this year.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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