whooping Definition

to utter a whoop in expression of eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment : shout

to utter the cry or call of an animal (such as an owl or gibbon)

to make the characteristic whoop of whooping cough

an infectious respiratory disease especially of children caused by a bacterium (Bordetella pertussis) and marked by a convulsive spasmodic cough sometimes followed by a crowing intake of breath —called also pertussis

a large white nearly extinct North American crane (Grus americana) noted for its loud trumpeting call