whooping ppl adjective. ['hu:pɪŋ, w-] Also (earlier) hooping ['hu:p-]. M17.
[from WHOOP verb + -ING².]
1. That whoops; (of a sound or cry) of the nature of a whoop. M17.

2. Unusually large. Also, very noisy, uproarious. slang (chiefly US). M19.
Special collocations: whooping cough a contagious disease chiefly affecting children, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, and characterized by convulsive coughs followed by a long sonorous inspiration. whooping crane a large endangered N. American crane, Grus americana, with mainly white plumage.

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whooping verbal noun. ['hu:pɪŋ, w-] Also (earlier) hooping ['hu:p-]. M16.
[from WHOOP verb + -ING¹.]
The action of WHOOP verb; an instance of this.

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