roop

verb
/ɹuːp/

Etymology

From Middle English ropen (“to cry out”), from Old English hrōpan (“to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną (“to call, shout, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *kor- (“to caw, crow”). Cognate with Scots roup (“to shout, roar, cry out loudly”), Saterland Frisian roupe (“to call, shout”), Dutch roepen (“to shout, cry out”), German rufen (“to call, cry, shout”), Swedish ropa (“to call, cry out, shout”), Icelandic hrópa (“to cry out”).

  1. derived from *ker-
  2. inherited from *hrōpaną — “to call, shout, cry
  3. inherited from hrōpan — “to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl
  4. inherited from ropen — “to cry out

Definitions

  1. To cry

    To cry; shout.

  2. To roar

    To roar; make a great noise.

  3. To make hoarse.

    • I am rooped up.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Hoarseness.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA