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   halloo

   /həˈluː/

   exclamation

   • 1. used to incite dogs to the chase during a hunt.
   • ▪ used to attract someone's attention.

   noun

   • 1. a cry of ‘halloo’.

   verb

   • 1. cry or shout ‘halloo’ to attract attention or to give encouragement to dogs in hunting: "I hallooed in the hope that they might hear my shouts"
   • ▪ shout to (someone) to attract their attention: "he hallooed a number of men in sweatshirts"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: probably from the rare verb hallow ‘pursue or urge on with shouts’, from imitative Old French haloer.

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   What is the meaning of 'Haloo'?

   • The meaning of 'Haloo' is to shout or call out in order to attract the attention of (a person). It is also used in hunting to urge on hounds by shouting or calling 'halloo'. Additionally, it means to shout or yell, as in greeting or surprise.

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   • That was the meaning of all the loud halloo—for that the hounds were unleashed and the hunting-horns sounded. A boyish impulse, tempted me to give a loud halloo, in order to set the beautiful animal off at its wildest speed. A loud halloo from Major Mowbray, who seemed advancing upon the wings of the wind, told Dick that he was discovered.

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   Halloo is a shout to attract attention, esp to call hounds at a hunt, or a verb meaning to shout or urge on. It is also an interjection or noun, and a variant of hallow.

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     4 Bedeutungen: 1. a shout to attract attention, esp to call...

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     4 significati: 1. a shout to attract attention, esp to call...

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   Halloo is an interjection, noun or verb that means a shout to attract attention, especially to call hounds at a hunt. It may be a variant of hallow to encourage hounds by shouting.

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   noun. a shout to attract attention. “he gave a great halloo but no one heard him”. see more. verb. shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention. see more. verb. urge on with shouts.

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   Halloo is an interjection or noun that means a loud cry or call, often used to attract attention or urge on hounds in a hunt. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of halloo in different languages and dictionaries.

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   1 day ago · halloo is an interjection, noun, or verb that imitates the sound of a shout or a call. It can mean to greet, urge, or chase someone or something, or to make a loud noise.

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   Halloo is an interjection, noun or verb that means a shout or call, especially to attract attention or urge on hounds. It is an alteration of obsolete holla stop! hello.

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   [transitive] halloo something to shout at hunting dogs in order to tell them to start running after an animal. Check pronunciation: halloo. Definition of halloo verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.