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halloo

[ huh-loo ]

interjection

hallooed hallooingplural: halloos


halloo

/ həˈləʊ; həˈluË /

sentence substitute

  1. a shout to attract attention, esp to call hounds at a hunt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a shout of "halloo"
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to shout (something) to (someone)
  2. tr to urge on or incite (dogs) with shouts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of halloo1

C16: perhaps variant of hallow to encourage hounds by shouting
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Example Sentences

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There was no point in yelling; the river was too noisy for his halloos to carry.

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

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

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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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