halloo
exclamation
[ həˈluː ]
• used to incite dogs to the chase during a hunt.
halloo
noun
• a cry of ‘halloo’.
halloo
verb
• 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"
Similar:
call out,
shout,
cry out,
yell,
bawl,
bellow,
scream,
shriek,
screech,
roar,
whoop,
call hello to,
hail,
greet,
holler,
yoo-hoo,
cooee,
Origin:
mid 16th century: probably from the rare verb hallow ‘pursue or urge on with shouts’, from imitative Old French haloer .
