whoop-whoop

noun

The sound of a police car siren.

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Meanings

noun
  1. The sound of a police car siren.

    I can barely hear the whoop-whoop of the sheriff's siren.

    2019 March 22, Kate Jonez, Lady Bits, JournalStone, →ISBN, →OCLC
    1 more example

    I heard the distinct whoop-whoop of the police siren behind us.

    2014 October 28, Sol Stein, A Deniable Man, Untreed Reads, →ISBN, →OCLC

Origin

Onomatopoeic

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APA

whoop-whoop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whoop-whoop

MLA

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Chicago

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