hollo

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: bellow bellowing holla holler hollering holloa roar roaring yowl shout shout out cry

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)“his bellow filled the hallway”Synonyms: bellow bellowing holla holler hollering holloa roar roaring yowl

Verb (3)

encourage somebody by crying hollo
cry hollo
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: shout shout out cry call yell scream holler squall

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hollo \Hol*lo"\, interj. & n. [See Halloo, and cf. Holla.] Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo. [1913 Webster]

And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariner's hollo. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

Hollo \Hol"lo\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Holloed; p. pr. & vb. n. Holloing.] [See Hollo, interj., and cf. Halloo.] To call out or exclaim; to halloo. [1913 Webster]