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whoops

The correct spelling is whoops.

How to pronounce whoops

/wʊps/
interjection

IPA: /wʊps/

Say it like: Woo-ps

The correct spelling is whoops. Oops.

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Meanings

interjection

  1. 1.Oops.

noun

  1. 1.A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
  2. 2.A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough.
  3. 3.A bump on a racetrack.

verb

  1. 1.To make a whoop.
  2. 2.To shout, to yell.
  3. 3.To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
  4. 4.To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
  5. 5.To beat, to strike.

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