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whoas

whoas is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whoa.

Meaning of whoa

Verb

whoa (third-person singular simple present whoas, present participle whoaing, simple past and past participle whoaed)

  1. (transitive) To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa".
    • He was whoaing the horses loudly, and they did seem to be going faster than usual—in fact, they were galloping.1926, Josephine Demott Robinson, The Circus Lady, page 38

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Whoas is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whoa.

Words near whoas in the dictionary

  1. whoaed
  2. whoah
  3. whoaing
  4. whoam
  5. whoams
  6. whoas
  7. Whobrey
  8. Whobreys
  9. whobub
  10. whodie
  11. whodies

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