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whoop
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whoop (hldbomacp) the sonorous and convulsive inhalation of whooping cough.
whoop (hp, wp)
n.
The paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough.
whoop
[ho̅o̅p, (h)wo̅o̅p]
a noisy spasm of inspiration that terminates a coughing paroxysm in cases of pertussis. It is caused by a sudden sharp increase in tension on the vocal cords.
whoop
a sonorous and convulsive inspiration; suggestive of the sound associated with whooping cough in humans.


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