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whoos

whoos is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whoo.

whoos is the plural 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 whoos

What is whoos the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Whoos is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whoo.

Words near whoos in the dictionary

  1. whoor
  2. whoore
  3. Whoorel
  4. whoores
  5. whoors
  6. whoos
  7. whoosh
  8. whooshed
  9. whooshes
  10. whooshing
  11. whooshings

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