whoop-whoop

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Noun

whoop-whoop

  1. The sound of a police car siren.
    • 2014 October 28, Sol Stein, A Deniable Man‎, Untreed Reads, →ISBN, →OCLC:
      I heard the distinct whoop-whoop of the police siren behind us.
    • 2019 March 22, Kate Jonez, Lady Bits‎, JournalStone, →ISBN, →OCLC:
      I can barely hear the whoop-whoop of the sheriff's siren.
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