how to pronounce whoop

/wuːp/

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the above transcription of whoop is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

whoop is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of whoop in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… black gang shine can I get a whoop whoop …”

meaning of whoop

Whoop is a sound made by a person or animal in a high-pitched voice.

whoop frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word whoop occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.