Definitions for halloo
həˈluhal·loo

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hallooverb

   a shout to attract attention

   "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him"

2. hallooverb

   urge on with shouts

   "halloo the dogs in a hunt"

3. hallooverb

   shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. halloonoun

   A shout of halloo

2. hallooverb

   To shout halloo

3. halloointerjection

   Used to greet someone, or to catch their attention

4. halloointerjection

   Used in hunting to urge on the pursuers

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Halloointerj.

   A word of encouragement when dogs are let loose on their game.

   Etymology: The original of this word is controverted: some imagine it corrupted from a lui, to him! others from allons, let us go! and Stephen Skinner from haller, to draw.

   Some popular chief,
   More noisy than the rest, but cries halloo,
   And, in a trice, the bellowing herd come out. Dryden.

2. To Hallooverb

   1. To encourage with shouts.

   If, whilst a boy, Jack ran from school,
   Fond of his hunting-horn and pole,
   Though gout and age his speed detain,
   Old John halloos his hounds again. Matthew Prior.

   2. To chase with shouts.

   If I fly, Marcius,
   Halloo me like a hare. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   3. To call or shout to.

   When we have found the king, he that first lights on him, Halloo the other. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

3. To Hallooverb

   To cry as after the dogs.

   Etymology: haler, Fr.

   A number of country folks hallooed and houted after me, as at the arrantest coward that ever shewed his shoulders to his enemy. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   A cry more tuneable
   Was never halloo’d to, nor cheer’d with horn. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. halloo

   Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is first attested in writing from 1826.

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1. halloo

   Halloo is an exclamation used to attract attention, to chase or cheer on during a hunt, or to call from a distance. It can also be used as a verb, meaning to shout or exclaim thus.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Halloonoun

   a loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout

2. Hallooverb

   to cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo

3. Hallooverb

   to encourage with shouts

4. Hallooverb

   to chase with shouts or outcries

5. Hallooverb

   to call or shout to; to hail

6. Halloonoun

   an exclamation to call attention or to encourage one

7. Etymology: [Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf. AS. eal, G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf. Hollo, interj.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Halloo

   hal-lōō′, n. a hunting cry: a cry to draw attention.—v.i. to cry after dogs: to raise an outcry.—v.t. to encourage or chase with shouts.—interjs. Hallo′! Halloa′! used to call attention.—Halloo before one is out of the wood, to count on safety before one is out of danger. [Imit., A.S. éalá.]

Matched Categories

1. • Incite
   • Shout

How to pronounce halloo?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say halloo in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of halloo in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of halloo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=halloo
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Halloo
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=halloo
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloo
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halloo
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=halloo