whooping

verb

Definition of whoopingnext
present participle of whoop
as in shouting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whooping
  1. yelling
  2. roaring
  3. thundering
Verb
  • Everyone began yelling at her to jump.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • She was accused of yelling racial slurs and throwing a pillow at a woman in a Roseville store just before Christmas and had been suspended.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of yelling
Verb
  • The early starts were intended to beat the intense heat in northern Australia, while also avoiding the heavy trucks roaring past his two small wheels.
    George Ramsay, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That unusual dynamic may stem from many employers having been caught flat-footed and short of staff after the economy began roaring back from the pandemic recession.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of roaring
Verb
  • But in more rural areas of Watauga County and others nearby, where landslides scarred Appalachian slopes and the storm sent water thundering into narrow valleys, the damage to roads, homes and the power grid was more severe.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • On Sunday night, participants filled the sports ground with thundering cheers.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of thundering
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