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UK
/wˈuːpɐ/
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NOUN
- common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
- rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
How To Use whooper In A Sentence
- In the past few days, several parties of whooper swans have landed on the northeast coast. Times, Sunday Times
- They get their name 'whooper' (usually pronounced 'hooper') from it. Times, Sunday Times
- As the fall of 2002 approached, researchers hoped the cranes would fly south unassisted, while a new flock of whoopers trailed ultralights.
- Whooper swans are named after their whooping cries. Times, Sunday Times
- Whooper swans: my heart soared, but not because of my identification skills, such as they are. Times, Sunday Times
- Fewer than a dozen of those whoopers continue to migrate with their adoptive parents, but none of them has yet produced offspring.
- One whooper and five Bewick's swans have been fitted with transmitters which will enable them to be visibly tracked by satellite and followed online.
- A whooper spreads its wings in a flashy display of triumph.
- I have seen kingfisher, barn owl, marsh harrier, and whooper swan at my place; my wife has seen little egret. Times, Sunday Times
- Is this a real person or is it a canned 'whooper'? The Sun
