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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whooping
Verb
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As San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria took the podium at a news conference about the shooting at the Islamic Center, someone started shouting at him from the crowd.—
Aditi Sangal,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026 -
Following his return to the dugout, cameras caught him slamming a bat into his helmet before burying his face in his hands and shouting.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Down the way, a bunch of young fellas were hooting and hollering.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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None of these words mean anything to me, but there was more hooting and hollering for this announcement in the press section of Caesar's than for any other piece of news today, so that's gotta count for something.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Denise ascended the stairs, yelling at Djena all the way up, then grabbed Djena by the collar and began hitting her.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Minutes later, another caller reported hearing people yelling for help from the burning vehicle.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The cockerel had been crowing for a good while before that, but today Archie was literally up with the lark.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Carrel and company are all stellar and worth crowing about but plucking out a few side stories might well make this a smoother, more tonally consistent show.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Djena remembered her mother crying as her father drove her away.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Videos published on social media this week show groups of crying women and children pleading for help.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
Verb
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What the critics say But the economy’s roaring comeback from the pandemic recession didn’t come without a hitch.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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The Ducks tried to rise up in the second period, but roaring comebacks — which the Ducks have become known for — are much harder to pull off in the playoffs.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Obviously, Taj Mahal and his jockey broke from the rail hole with a crush of thirteen horses thundering down on them.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Rabin’s lyrics had been standard unrequited-love fare; Anderson rewrote them about a deeper spiritual loneliness and the drive to overcome it, and delivered them in his usual manner, the lightness of his tone somehow amplifying the thundering force of his conviction.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Her father and cousin had come looking for her, and were screaming outside.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong let a rival fan have it during a heated, NSFW screaming match on Sunday, playing the White Sox.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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“Whooping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whooping. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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