Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whooping
Verb
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Levy took out a laptop and began shouting first names.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Just a few months ago, a far‑right group disrupted the early morning prayer services of the NSU Muslim Student Association on Hollywood Beach, shouting hateful anti-Muslim slurs.—
Adam Abutaa,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Early this season, Coen, a former UMass quarterback who coached under Sean McVay with the Los Angeles Rams, was seen hollering at Lawrence on the sideline after an incompletion.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Dec. 2025
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Probst is as bad as any of them about this — look back no further than the amount of airtime on Wednesday’s finale that was spent hollering about Savannah making Survivor history by winning as many challenges as five other women in show history.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Midway through the fourth quarter, Lee was ejected and had to be restrained by Hornets guard Brandon Miller while yelling at officials for a no-call after Charlotte’s Grant Williams collided with Detroit’s Paul Reed.—
Steve Reed,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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After Lathan Sommerville drew consecutive trips to the line, and no whistle blew when Dent was contacted on a drive, Cronin ran onto the court, throwing his fists in anger, and yelling at an official.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Voices chattering in Yiddish mingle with clucking chickens, crowing roosters and accordion music drifting through a bustling outdoor market.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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All that crowing about going to the movies for the communal experience is overrated.—
Mara Reinstein,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Nov. 2025
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Cue everyone with a fur baby of their own crying into their beer and chicken wings.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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Flip the switch and the crying baby disappears.—
Adam Cheung,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But, for those looking for a slightly less intensive experience, the semi-serious murder party—which tends to take place, and to wrap up, during one dinner—has come roaring back in popularity.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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There are also roaring fireplaces in the communal areas (usually presided over by a moose or elk bust), oodles of wood and leather furniture, pieces of Indigenous art throughout, and floor-to-ceiling windows facing the mountains.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Russia broke the brief truce in thundering fashion between Monday night and Tuesday morning, launching 450 drones and more than 60 missiles at Ukraine, according to Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who said the strikes had left 1,170 apartment buildings in Kyiv without heating.—
Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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But what's on board the Falcon 9 may not matter much to those watching from the ground who just want to see the 230-foot rocket thundering into the sky from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In the fourth quarter, Hornets coach Charles Lee was tossed from the game and needed to be held back after screaming at officials following a no-call when his player, Grant Williams, collided with Pistons’ Paul Reed.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Police were notified that the man, later identified as Justin Rich, was screaming and damaging cars.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Whooping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whooping. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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