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whooping

verb

Meaning

  1. To make a whoop.
  2. To shout, to yell.
  3. To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
  4. To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
  5. To beat, to strike.
  6. To defeat thoroughly.
  7. A beating.
  8. A brutal defeat.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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