halloo.
Used to greet someone, or to catch their attention.
Meaning & usage
Used to greet someone, or to catch their attention.
Used in hunting to urge on the pursuers.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hallow (“pursue, urge on”), from Old French haloer, which is imitative.
A shout of halloo.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hallow (“pursue, urge on”), from Old French haloer, which is imitative.
To shout halloo.
To encourage with shouts; to egg (someone) on.
To chase with shouts or outcries.
To call or shout to; to hail.
To shout (something).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hallow (“pursue, urge on”), from Old French haloer, which is imitative.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.