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whooing

whooing is the present participle and gerund of whoo.

Meaning of whoo

Verb

whoo (third-person singular simple present whoos, present participle whooing, simple past and past participle whooed)

  1. To make a whoo sound, of delight, whistling, or of an owl etc.
    • "Upon my honour!" cried he, "there was never before such a beautiful thing in Nature or Art as you look, 'Cousin' Tess ('Cousin' had a faint ring of mockery). I have been watching you from over the wall—sitting like Im-patience on a monument, and pouting up that pretty red mouth to whistling shape...1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Part 6

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Questions about whooing

What is whooing the present participle and gerund of?
Whooing is the present participle and gerund of whoo.

Words near whooing in the dictionary

  1. whoof
  2. whoofed
  3. whoofing
  4. whoofle dust
  5. whoofs
  6. whooing
  7. whoom
  8. whoomed
  9. whooming
  10. whoomp
  11. whoomped

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