Halloo Definition

hə-lo͝o
hallooed, hallooing, halloos
interjection
(a shout or call) Used esp. to attract a person's attention or to urge on hounds in hunting.
Webster's New World
Used to urge on hounds in a hunt.
American Heritage
noun
A shout or call of “halloo.”
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
To shout or call out in order to attract the attention of (a person)
Webster's New World
To shout “halloo.”
American Heritage
To urge on (hounds) by shouting or calling “halloo”
Webster's New World
To call out to.
American Heritage
To shout or yell, as in greeting or surprise.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Halloo

Noun

Singular:
halloo
Plural:
halloos

Origin of Halloo

  • Alteration of obsolete holla stop! hello

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

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