Hooray Definition

ho͝o-rā, hə-
hoorays, hurrahs, hurrayed, hurraying, hurrays
interjection

Hurray.

Webster's New World
Used as an exclamation of pleasure, approval, elation, or victory.
American Heritage
noun
A shout of “hooray.”
American Heritage
Excitement; fanfare.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
hoorays
To applaud, cheer, or approve (someone or something) by shouting “hooray.”
American Heritage
To shout “hooray.”
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Hooray

Noun

Singular:
hooray
Plural:
hoorays

Origin of Hooray

  • First attested in the late 17th C. Unknown

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of huzzah

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hooray Sentence Examples

  • Hooray for working out with passion, right?

  • O fabulous day lets say hooray " He chortled in his joy.

  • But I did find something cool while finishing up... hooray!

  • Also causing two blind men to see fair play And two dumb men to shout hooray.

  • I had to today, however, and found, hooray, a whole new group of caterers.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOO

Words Ending With

YAYRAY

Unscrambles

hooray

Words Starting With H and Ending With Y

Starts With H & Ends With YStarts With HO & Ends With YStarts With H & Ends With AY

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With H6 Letter Words Ending With Y