different between howl vs whoop
howl
English
Etymology
From Middle English howlen, houlen, from Old English *h?lian, from Proto-Germanic *h?wil?n?, *hiuwil?n? (“to howl”), from Proto-Indo-European *k?-, *kew- (“to howl, scream”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian huulje (“to howl”), Dutch huilen (“to howl”), Old French ouler,German Low German hulen (“to howl”), German heulen (“to howl”), Danish hyle (“to howl”),Swedish yla (“to scream, yell”), Northern Luri ?????? (??ir, “howl”)
Pronunciation
- enPR: houl, IPA(key): /ha?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Noun
howl (plural howls)
- The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
- Any similar sound.
- A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
Derived terms
- Irish howl
Translations
Verb
howl (third-person singular simple present howls, present participle howling, simple past and past participle howled)
- To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
- 1627, Michael Drayton, The Moone Calfe
- And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
- 1627, Michael Drayton, The Moone Calfe
- To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
- To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
- c. 1809 Walter Scott, The Poacher
- To utter with outcry.
- to howl derision
Translations
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *s?wol (compare Welsh haul, Breton heol; compare also Irish súil (“eye”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh?wl?.
Noun
howl m (plural howlyow)
- sun
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whoop
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English whopen, whowpen, howpen, houpen (“to whoop, cry out”), partially from Old French houper, hopper, houpper (“to shout”), from Proto-Germanic *hw?pan? (“to boast, threaten”) (compare Gothic ???????????????????? (??pan, “to boast”), Old English hw?pan (“to threaten”)); and partially from Middle English wop (“weeping, lamentation”), from Old English w?p (“cry, outcry, shrieking, weeping, lamentation”), from Proto-Germanic *w?paz (“shout, cry, wail”) (compare Old Norse ópa (“to cry, scream, shout”), Gothic ???????????????????????? (w?pjan, “to cry out”)).
Alternative forms
- hoop, howp
Pronunciation
- enPR: wo?op, hwo?op, IPA(key): /wu?p/, /?u?p/ or enPR: ho?op, IPA(key): /hu?p/
- Rhymes: -u?p
- Homophone: hoop (for one pronunciation of the noun and the associated intransitive verb)
Noun
whoop (plural whoops)
- A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
- A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough.
- A bump on a racetrack.
- Synonym of whoop-de-doo
- 2006, Steve Casper, ATVs: Everything You Need to Know (page 104)
- The key to jamming through the whoops is to keep your weight to the back of the quad […] and keep the front wheels high […]
- 2009, Lee Klancher, Kevin Cameron, Motorcycle Dream Garages (page 184)
- The “98 MPH” sign used to be on a set of particularly vicious whoops at one of John's favorite racetracks.
Translations
Verb
whoop (third-person singular simple present whoops, present participle whooping, simple past and past participle whooped)
- (intransitive) To make a whoop.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, Beggars
- each whooping with a merry shout
- 1613, William Browne, Britannia's Pastorals
- When naught was heard but now and then the howl / Of some vile cur, or whooping of the owl.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, Beggars
- (transitive) To shout, to yell.
- To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
- (transitive, obsolete) To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:shout
Derived terms
- whoop it up
Translations
Etymology 2
Corruption of whip.
Alternative forms
- whup
Pronunciation
- enPR: wo?op, hwo?op, IPA(key): /w?p/, /??p/
Verb
whoop (third-person singular simple present whoops, present participle whooping, simple past and past participle whooped)
- (transitive, informal) To beat, to strike.
- (transitive, informal) To defeat thoroughly.
Derived terms
- whoop someone's ass
- open a can of whoop ass
Translations
See also
- whoopee
- whoops
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