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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Whooping

· Whoop·ing · IPA /wˈuːpɪŋ/
01 a. & n. a. & n. from Whoop, v. t.
  1. 1.
    a. & n. from Whoop, v. t. See: Whoop
Phrases & compounds
Whooping cough — a violent, convulsive cough, returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting of several expirations, followed by a sonorous inspiration, or whoop; chin cough; hooping cough.
Whooping crane — a North American crane (Crus Americana) noted for the loud, whooplike note which it utters.
Whooping swan — the whooper swan. See the Note under Swan.