hallo
interjection
(used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)
halloing
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present participleof hallo.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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David Shoun later recalled that in all his years as a doctor he’d never seen a man in such agony: “He was halloing and was in awful misery.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
During the night they heard Peth halloing to the schooner, calling for Jarrow, but they gave no answer.
From Isle o' Dreams by Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen) Coleman
Soon two young fellows dashed down the sands, halloing in answer to the syren, and stood with wondering eyes beneath the bows.
From Adventures in Many Lands by F. Gillett
And the soldiers below were gaining courage and responding to the rallying cries of the captains, who were halloing and pointing toward the edge of the cliff, down in the direction of the cataract.
From Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner by Ellsworth Douglass
A big tallyho coach, in swinging around a corner, bore down upon the struggling crowd, the driver halloing and the horn blowing lustily, by way of a signal to clear the road.
From Five Little Peppers and their Friends by Margaret Sidney
