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Definition of Halloo
1. Noun. A shout to attract attention. "He gave a great halloo but no one heard him"
2. Verb. Urge on with shouts. "Halloo the dogs in a hunt"
3. Verb. Shout 'halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention.
Definition of Halloo
1. n. A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout.
2. v. i. To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo.
3. v. t. To encourage with shouts.
4. interj. An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one.
Definition of Halloo
1. Interjection. Used to greet someone, or to catch their attention ¹
2. Interjection. Used in hunting to urge on the pursuers ¹
3. Noun. A shout of halloo ¹
4. Verb. To shout halloo ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Halloo
1. to hallo [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: hallo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Halloo
Literary usage of Halloo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"See hello and halloo. treat as holy; reverence; adore; hold in solemn honor. ...
To call or shout to; incite or chase with shouts and cries of ''halloo! ..."
2. A Lost Epic: And Other Poems by William Canton (1887)
"Voices a hundred years ago— halloo—halloo ! Awoke perchance these echoes so ;
halloo—halloo ! Hearts gladdened at the heather's glow, And bright eyes ..."
3. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"But hark ! what means yon faint halloo ? The chase is up, — but they shall know,
690 The stag at bay 's a dangerous foe.' Barred from the known but guarded ..."
4. The Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Prose and Verse by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1853)
"He let me loose, and cried halloo ' To him alone the praise is due. Thanks,
sister, thanks! the men have bled, Their wives and their children faint for ..."
5. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"... and did not stir a muscle till the whole had passed, when she gare a loud
halloo of astonishment, and then covered her mouth with both her hands. ..."
6. Historical and Biographical Essays by John Forster (1858)
"... the " landed interest " rubbed its hands with anticipation of discountenance
to trade; tantivy parsons cried their loudest halloo against Dissent; ..."
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