halloo

[huh-loo]

interjection

plural

halloos , hallooed, hallooing .

1. hallo.

halloo

/ həˈləʊ, həˈluː /

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

noun

1. a shout of "halloo"

verb

1. to shout (something) to (someone)

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of halloo¹

C16: perhaps variant of hallow to encourage hounds by shouting

Example Sentences

It also features William McKinley, a master of the grand hallooing style later adopted by W.C.

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A neighbor walking his dog halloos from across the fence.

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“All clear!” she hallooed when she had finished, popping her head, dowagerlike in its wrapped towel, around the door to Pippa’s room.

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“I believed that he could beat Donald Trump and I still believe he could!” hallooed Shaun King, a campaigner with a million followers on Twitter.

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Suddenly his voice came floating back to them in a loud halloo!

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