hollo

1 of 3

verb

hol·lo ˈhä-(ˌ)lō

hä-ˈlō

hə-

variants or halloo

hə-ˈlü

ha-

or less commonly hallo

hə-ˈlō

ha-

holloed or hallooed; holloing or hallooing; hollos or halloos

Synonyms of hollo next

intransitive verb

: to cry hollo : holler

transitive verb

: to call or cry hollo to

: to utter loudly : holler

hollo

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noun

variants or halloo or less commonly hallo

plural hollos or halloos also hallos

: an exclamation or call of hollo

hollo

3 of 3

interjection

variants or halloo or less commonly hallo

—used to attract attention (as when a fox is spied during a fox hunt)

—used as a call of encouragement or jubilation

Examples of hollo in a Sentence

Verb far into the night searchers could be heard holloing for the lost child

Word History

Etymology

Interjection

origin unknown

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Interjection

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of hollo was in the 14th century

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“Hollo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hollo. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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hollo

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noun

interjection

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