halloo

American  

[huh-loo] / həˈlu /

interjection

plural

halloos, hallooed, hallooing

1. hallo.

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halloo British  

/ həˈləʊ, həˈluː /

1. a shout to attract attention, esp to call hounds at a hunt

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noun

1. a shout of "halloo"

verb

1. to shout (something) to (someone)

2. (tr) to urge on or incite (dogs) with shouts

Etymology

Origin of halloo

C16: perhaps variant of hallow to encourage hounds by shouting

Example Sentences

Britain's general election campaign was enlivened by shouts of view halloo last week as the Tory Party, in full cry, prepared to close in on Harold J. Laski, Chairman of the Labor Party.

From Time Magazine Archive

Boomers and howlers aplenty reverberated last week under western U. S. skies, advancing with gargantuan halloo on tinder-dry forests, wheat fields, grazing lands, defenceless towns.

From Time Magazine Archive

An ear-opener for listeners to whom the French horn is little more than an operatic halloo.

From Time Magazine Archive

Someone let out an halloo for Professor Murray.

From Time Magazine Archive

At last they emerged from the ferns, and Matthias, cupping his paws round his mouth, ventured a low halloo up at the wall.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques