halloo
[huh-loo]
interjection, noun, plural hal·loos, verb (used with or without object), hal·looed, hal·loo·ing.
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Related Words for halloo
bellow, salvo, whoop, holler, bark, yap, call, clamor, vociferation, hue, squawk, bawl, yawp, squall, shriek, yammer, roar, tumult, cry, screechExamples from the Web for halloo
Historical Examples of halloo
With song and halloo and blast of horns, they swept away into the forest.
Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From HomeBayard Taylor
Carefully trying to place it in his scarf, he heard the halloo, 'Who goes there?'
The Wisdom of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton
There had been another ride when he had come to her in a halloo of storms.
Erik DornBen Hecht
So I stood in my boat waving the cloak over my head and shouting “Halloo!”
Sir LudarTalbot Baines Reed
Keep the boy close beside you, and when you need help, halloo.
Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson
halloo
hallo or halloa (həˈləʊ)
sentence substitute
noun plural -loos, -los or -loas
verb -loos, -looing, -looed, -los, -loing, -loed, -loas, -loaing or -loaed
Word Origin for halloo
C16: perhaps variant of hallow to encourage hounds by shouting
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