Sekirov Dictionary

whoa

UK /wəʊ/US /woʊ/

exclamation 3
verb 1
forms 3

exclamation3

•
stop, slow down or calm down, used as an order to a horse or a person
- Whoa, Nelly!
•
An expression of surprise.
- Whoa, are you serious?
•
Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.
- I am the type who is liable to snipe you With two seconds left to go, whoa. — 2003

verb1

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To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa".
- He was whoaing the horses loudly, and they did seem to be going faster than usual—in fact, they were galloping. — 1926

forms

whoaed · whoaing · whoas

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