Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to whoa
Participle: whoaed
Gerund: whoaing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | whoa |
| you | whoa |
| he;she;it | whoas |
| we | whoa |
| you | whoa |
| they | whoa |
Perfect
| I | have whoaed |
| you | have whoaed |
| he;she;it | has whoaed |
| we | have whoaed |
| you | have whoaed |
| they | have whoaed |
Past
| I | whoaed |
| you | whoaed |
| he;she;it | whoaed |
| we | whoaed |
| you | whoaed |
| they | whoaed |
Pluperfect
| I | had whoaed |
| you | had whoaed |
| he;she;it | had whoaed |
| we | had whoaed |
| you | had whoaed |
| they | had whoaed |
Future
| I | will whoa |
| you | will whoa |
| he;she;it | will whoa |
| we | will whoa |
| you | will whoa |
| they | will whoa |
Future Perfect
| I | will have whoaed |
| you | will have whoaed |
| he;she;it | will have whoaed |
| we | will have whoaed |
| you | will have whoaed |
| they | will have whoaed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | whoa |
| you | whoa |
| he;she;it | whoa |
| we | whoa |
| you | whoa |
| they | whoa |
Perfect
| I | have whoaed |
| you | have whoaed |
| he;she;it | have whoaed |
| we | have whoaed |
| you | have whoaed |
| they | have whoaed |
Imperfect
| I | whoaed |
| you | whoaed |
| he;she;it | whoaed |
| we | whoaed |
| you | whoaed |
| they | whoaed |
Pluperfect
| I | had whoaed |
| you | had whoaed |
| he;she;it | had whoaed |
| we | had whoaed |
| you | had whoaed |
| they | had whoaed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would whoa |
| you | would whoa |
| he;she;it | would whoa |
| we | would whoa |
| you | would whoa |
| they | would whoa |
Perfect
| I | would have whoaed |
| you | would have whoaed |
| he;she;it | would have whoaed |
| we | would have whoaed |
| you | would have whoaed |
| they | would have whoaed |
Imperative
| you | whoa |
| we | Let's whoa |
| you | whoa |
Verbs conjugated like 'whoa'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'whoa'
whoo,
whop,
ahoy,
choak,
chop,
chow,
hoar,
hoax,
hob,
hod,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Whoa (c. 1843) is a variant of woa (c. 1840), itself a variant of wo (c. 1787), from who (c. 1450), ultimately from Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call). Compare German ho, Old French ho ! (“hold!, halt!”).
Sample Sentences
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He was whoaing the horses loudly, and they did seem to be going faster than usual—in fact, they were galloping. [1926, Josephine Demott Robinson, The Circus Lady, page 38:]