ROOP

Etymology 1

Verb

roop (third-person singular simple present roops, present participle rooping, simple past and past participle rooped)

(intransitive) To cry; shout.

(intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To roar; make a great noise.

Etymology 2

Noun

roop (plural roops)

A cry; a call.

Hoarseness.

Etymology 3

Verb

roop (third-person singular simple present roops, present participle rooping, simple past and past participle rooped)

(transitive, usually with up) To make hoarse.

Anagrams

• poor, poro-

Source: Wiktionary


Roop, n.

Definition: See Roup. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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