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whoops

whoops
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hwoo ps, hwoops, woo ps, woops]
    • /ʰwʊps, ʰwups, wʊps, wups/
    • /wʊps/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwoo ps, hwoops, woo ps, woops]
    • /ʰwʊps, ʰwups, wʊps, wups/

Definitions of whoops word

  • noun whoops a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy. 1
  • noun whoops the sound made by a person suffering from whooping cough. 1
  • verb without object whoops to utter a loud cry or shout in expressing enthusiasm, excitement, etc. 1
  • verb without object whoops to cry as an owl, crane, or certain other birds. 1
  • verb without object whoops to make the characteristic sound accompanying the deep intake of air following a series of coughs in whooping cough. 1
  • verb with object whoops to utter with or as if with a whoop. 1
See all 17 definitions of whoops

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Parts of speech for Whoops

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Whoops

whoops popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for whoops

noun whoops

  • goof up — to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
  • false move — a movement that may be interpreted as threatening.
  • goof-up — a foolish or stupid person.
  • screw-up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.

interjection whoops

  • oops — Used to show recognition of a mistake or minor accident, often as part of an apology.
  • no — classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths.
  • oh — the exclamation “oh.”.
  • sorry — feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: to be sorry to leave one's friends; to be sorry for a remark; to be sorry for someone in trouble.
  • uh-oh — expressing mild dread
All 12 Synonyms of whoops

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