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HALLOOED
Verb
hallooed
simple past tense and past participle of halloo
Anagrams
• holloaed
Source: Wiktionary
HALLOO
Hal*loo", n. Etym: [Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf. AS. eala, G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf. Hollo, interj.]
Definition: A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout. List! List! I hear Some far off halloo break the silent air. Milton.
Hal*loo", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hallooed; p. pr. & vb. n. Halloing.]
Definition: To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo. Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. Sir P. Sidney.
Hal*loo", v. t.
1. To encourage with shouts. Old John hallooes his hounds again. Prior.
2. To chase with shouts or outcries. If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. Shak.
3. To call or shout to; to hail. Shak.
Hal*loo", interj. Etym: [OE. halow. See Halloo, n.]
Definition: An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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