hallo
or hul·lo
(used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)
the cry “hallo!”
a shout of exultation.
to call with a loud voice; shout; cry, as after hunting dogs.
to incite or chase (something) with shouts and cries of “hallo!”
to cry “hallo” to (someone).
to shout (something).
Origin of hallo
1- Also hal·loa [huh-loh, ha-], /həˈloʊ, hæ-/, hal·loo [huh-loo], /həˈlu/, hil·lo [hil-oh, hi-loh], /ˈhɪl oʊ, hɪˈloʊ/, hil·loa [hi-loh], /hɪˈloʊ/, hul·loo [huh-loo, huhl-oo] /hʌˈlu, ˈhʌl u/ .
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How to use hallo in a sentence
"Two out, play for the batter," came Cheyenne Baxter's warning hallo.
The Varmint | Owen JohnsonDidn't you greet me but now with your impudent 'hallo, Peter!'
The Reckoning | Robert W. ChambersHer voice carried clearly out over the water but no answering call greeted the “hallo.”
The Missing Formula | Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt“hallo, you two damned slinking dog thieves,” he sung out, as the crowd parted to make way for him.
A Frontier Mystery | Bertram MitfordI won't say but what, between whiles, we've been pretty lively at Symonds's; and I won't say—hallo!
The Adventures of Harry Revel | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
British Dictionary definitions for hallo
/ (həˈləʊ) /
a variant spelling of hello
a variant spelling of halloo
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