whoo
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whoo
- /wuː/
Sounds like woo (wine–whine merger) · Rhymes with -uː
interjection woo · wooh · hoo · hoot
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An expression of joy and excitement.
Similar: yay
- The wailing of a ghost. "You are mistaken; I am a ghost; whoo!" said I, choking back my rage.
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The cry of an owl.
Similar: tuwhit tuwhoo
noun whoos
- A "whoo" sound; the cry of an owl or similar.
verb whoos · whooing · whooed
- To make a whoo sound, of delight, whistling, or of an owl etc. "Upon my honour!" cried he, "there was never before such a beautiful thing in Nature or Art as you look, 'Cousin' Tess ('Cousin' had a faint ring of mockery). I have been watching you from over the wall—sitting like Im-patience on a monument, and pouting up that pretty red mouth to whistling shape,
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title = {whoo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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