whoop

Several years ago, on a cross-Atlantic literary festival where Shriver was an invited author, I observed a packed audience whoop and cheer Shriver’s mordant observations about everything wrong with the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

The mentions are fairly humdrum in themselves - but worth noting because every time Goldie was mentioned, MPs would cheer, whoop and whistle, in that special way that is peculiar to MPs in the Commons.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025

Whooping cough is named for the high-pitched whoop that can be heard as patients suck in air after coughing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

As the male lead entered the stage in a new production of “Romeo and Juliet” in London, a single, very loud whoop erupted from the orchestra level.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2024

With a loud whoop, I told her how proud I was.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

As lightning continued to flash on the horizon, the public address system came alive to say "Test 1, 2, 3," leading to whoops among the crowd, hoping it was a sign of an imminent reopening.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

There were shrieks of relief and whoops of disbelief, tears and fireworks and renditions of “Empire State of Mind” and “New York, New York.”

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

After each one emerged from the water, there were whoops and songs of joy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

The theatrics seemed to work, as a membership sometimes mocked for its mild-mannered approach got to its collective feet and filled the air with whoops of approval and the flutter of hundreds of mini flags.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025

Dings, pings, bells, whoops, and techno music filled the air.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

When Verdugo appointed himself mayor, the audience whooped and clapped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Audience members clapped and sang along to “Thriller” and “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,” and whooped every time Michael — played with admittedly impressive accuracy by Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar — hit a spin or kick.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

The workers whooped and applauded, and the president went back to rallying Americans who were in their first major war since the disaster of Vietnam.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

Todd whooped and hollered, in no small part because he had bet a Dodgers employee that his buddy would go deep.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025

Roy Lee sprang to his feet and yelled, “I see it too!” and then Sherman whooped and pointed.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Around the same time, the committee also met to review an exemption application related to water management at the Grayrocks Dam in Wyoming and its effects on endangered whooping cranes downstream in Nebraska.

From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026

In the mornings, Christine eagerly awaits the brightly colored, highly vocal birds swooping into their garden, whooping their greetings before flying off into the junglelike foliage.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

Something similar happened in response to a whooping cough outbreak that started in 2011.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

It’s not too late to save the whooping crane, the red-cockaded woodpecker, the piping plover or any of the other 86 birds on the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

When he saw it coming to rescue him, Leo should have run down to the docks, whooping at the top of his lungs.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan