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
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:
halloosOrigin of Halloo
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Alteration of obsolete holla stop! hello
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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