Read full poem →Moved in a little. The man grasped a wheel,
The woman spoke out sharply, "Whoa, stand still!"
"I saw it just as plain as a white plate,"
Dictionary Entry
To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa".
Origin
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Common Phrases
. whoathere whoanow whoaboy whoawhoa say
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Poetry examples for “whoa”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.