hollo

Noun · Verb
US[hol-oh]/ˈhɑˌloʊ/2 syllables
Synonyms: bellowbellowinghollahollerholleringholloaroarroaringyowlshoutshout outcry

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)“his bellow filled the hallway”Synonyms: bellowbellowinghollahollerholleringholloaroarroaringyowlType of cry, outcry

Verb (3)holloed, holloing

  1. encourage somebody by crying ‘hollo’More general encourage
  2. cry ‘hollo’More general shout, shout out
  3. utter a sudden loud cry“she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”“I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me”Synonyms: shoutshout outcrycallyellscreamhollersquallMore general utter, emitMore specific howl, shriek, whoop, squawk, halloo, hurrahSimilar call, exclaim

Related words call verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Hol·lo′ interj. & n.

Origin: See Halloo, and cf. Holla.

Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariner's hollo.— Samuel T. Coleridge
Hol′lo intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Holloed; present participle & verbal noun Holloing.]

Origin: See Hollo, interj., and cf. Halloo.

To call out or exclaim; to halloo.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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