verb
definition
To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa".
interjection
definition
Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
example
Whoa, Nelly!
definition
An expression of surprise.
example
Whoa, are you serious?
definition
Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.
Examples of whoa in a Sentence
The nurse took lots of pictures, which at first we thought whoa this isn't right but now im so glad.
Why do I always have to say " love, " C'mon... Please please me, whoa yeah, like I please you.
Whoa, you can really peel the layers off the onion!
His accented English has some incongruous colloquialism - " whoa, beautiful dancer " was his reaction on first seeing Bussell at NYCB.
The nurse took lots of pictures, which at first we thought whoa this is n't right but now im so glad.
The Canadian-born singer of Portuguese descent produced her first CD in 2000, called Whoa, Nelly! that included the hit singles I'm Like a Bird and Turn Off the Light.
Add some healthy oils and -- whoa! -- that's a salad!
Whoa. What's going on?
His boney legs moved so fast they could scarcely be seen, and the Wizard clung fast to the seat and yelled "Whoa!" at the top of his voice.
Whoa. Are you sure about that?
Whoa, that is bizarre.
Whoa, that's not very ladylike.
As if Nature could support but one order of understandings, could not sustain birds as well as quadrupeds, flying as well as creeping things, and hush and whoa, which Bright can understand, were the best English.