HOLLOING

Verb

holloing

present participle of hollo

Noun

holloing (plural holloings)

Alternative form of hallooing

Source: Wiktionary


HOLLO

Hol*lo", interj. & n. Etym: [See Halloo, and cf. Holla.]

Definition: 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. Coleridge.

Hol"lo, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Holloed; p. pr. & vb. n. Holloing.] Etym: [See Hollo, intery., and cf. Halloo.]

Definition: To call out or exclaim; to halloo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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