variants
or halloo
also hallo
as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
far into the night searchers could be heard holloing for the lost child
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As Robinson spoke, or tried to speak, Butler shouted from across the locker room to Robinson that Robinson didn’t have to talk, wasn’t required to do the interview.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Watch Goldberg shout for Haines to come down from The View tower in the video above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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At one point, the situation escalated when the passenger began yelling loudly and incoherently.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Natalie then continued to yell at Josh as Florian escorted her away from the conversation.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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On March 20, 2006, Tanya cried at work and told Joe that her real name was Tanya Kach, not Nikki Allen and that Hose had been holding her captive.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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And in hard moments, Alex would scream, cry or run to crawl onto my lap.—
Alicia Simba,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
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In San Diego this incited Beatlemania-volume screaming.—
Abby Aguirre,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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There was the monotony, euphoria, and bemusement of performing the same show to 60,000 screaming fans night after night.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Together, Toothless and Hiccup soar through the sky, barreling past rocky cliffs and roaring oceans and flying far above fierce battles as the music swells.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2025
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Suddenly, as if some omniscient observer had pressed play, the scene roared to life.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Hollo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollo. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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