Past tense of whoop
regular verb
The past tense of whoop is whooped. The past participle is also whooped.
Forms of whoop
| Base form (V1) | whoop /wuːp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | whooped |
| Past participle (V3) | whooped |
| Present participle | whooping |
| Third person singular | whoops /wʊps/ |
Whooped in a sentence
- Hardly surprising, then, that the first time I witnessed 'Adam teasing' , I nearly whooped with joy.2010, Khushwant Singh, City Improbable, page 239. From the entry Adam-teasing
- He slapped his thighs and whooped and catcalled, encouraging anyone who knew it to join in the ‘traditional come-all-you’!2006, Patrick McCabe, Winterwood, Bloomsbury, published 2007, page 3. From the entry come-all-you
- As a huge crowd watched in anticipation, the 52-year-old rain man whooped and chanted while hopping about on a hillside.1995 November 7, Mike Foster, “Raindancer charged with manslaughter - after 7 die in flooding!”, in Weekly World News. From the entry rain man
- The patrons beehiving the place whooped and shouted.1989, Craig Foley, Blood Knot, page 59. From the entry beehive
Meaning of whoop
- noun A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
- noun A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough.
- noun A bump on a racetrack.
Questions about the past tense of whoop
- What is the past tense of whoop?
- The past tense of whoop is whooped.
- What is the past participle of whoop?
- The past participle of whoop is whooped.
- Is whoop a regular or irregular verb?
- Whoop is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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