Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whoo

/wuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: whoo
IPA: /wuː/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An expression of joy and excitement.

intj

The wailing of a ghost.

intj

The cry of an owl.

noun

A "whoo" sound; the cry of an owl or similar.

verb

To make a whoo sound, of delight, whistling, or of an owl etc.

Example Sentences

""You are mistaken; I am a ghost; whoo!" said I, choking back my rage."
"Then he held up his hands and let out a weak ghost-howl. "Whoo?" he moaned, in a tiny voice."
""Upon my honour!" cried he, "there was never before such a beautiful thing in Nature or Art as you look, 'Cousin' Tess ('Cousin' had a faint ring of mockery). I have been watching you from over the wall—sitting like Im-patience on a monument, and pouting up that pretty red mouth to whistling shape, and whooing and whooing, and privately swearing, and never being able to produce a note. Why, you are quite cross because you can't do it.""

Inflected Forms

woo (alternative) wooh (alternative) hoo (alternative) hoot (alternative) whoos (plural) whoos (present, singular) whooing (participle, present) whooed (participle, past) whooed (past)

Phrases

whoo doggie whoo doggy whoo-hah whoo-hoop

Frequently Paired Words

whoo doggie whoo doggy whoo-hah whoo-hoop

Synonyms

yay tuwhit tuwhoo

Homonyms

woo (wine–whine merger) woo

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce whoo?: The recorded pronunciation is /wuː/.
What does whoo mean?: An expression of joy and excitement.

How to pronounce whoo

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