halloa


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hal·loo

 (hə-lo͞o′) also hal·loa (-lō′)
interj.
1. Used to catch someone's attention.
2. Used to urge on hounds in a hunt.
n. pl. hal·loos also hal·loas
A shout or call of "halloo."
v. hal·looed, hal·loo·ing, hal·loos also hal·loaed or hal·loa·ing or hal·loas
v.intr.
To shout "halloo."
v.tr.
1. To urge on or pursue by calling "halloo" or shouting.
2. To call out to.
3. To shout or yell (something).

[Alteration of obsolete holla, stop!; see hello.]
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halloa


Past participle: halloaed
Gerund: halloaing

Imperative
halloa
halloa
Present
I halloa
you halloa
he/she/it halloas
we halloa
you halloa
they halloa
Preterite
I halloaed
you halloaed
he/she/it halloaed
we halloaed
you halloaed
they halloaed
Present Continuous
I am halloaing
you are halloaing
he/she/it is halloaing
we are halloaing
you are halloaing
they are halloaing
Present Perfect
I have halloaed
you have halloaed
he/she/it has halloaed
we have halloaed
you have halloaed
they have halloaed
Past Continuous
I was halloaing
you were halloaing
he/she/it was halloaing
we were halloaing
you were halloaing
they were halloaing
Past Perfect
I had halloaed
you had halloaed
he/she/it had halloaed
we had halloaed
you had halloaed
they had halloaed
Future
I will halloa
you will halloa
he/she/it will halloa
we will halloa
you will halloa
they will halloa
Future Perfect
I will have halloaed
you will have halloaed
he/she/it will have halloaed
we will have halloaed
you will have halloaed
they will have halloaed
Future Continuous
I will be halloaing
you will be halloaing
he/she/it will be halloaing
we will be halloaing
you will be halloaing
they will be halloaing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been halloaing
you have been halloaing
he/she/it has been halloaing
we have been halloaing
you have been halloaing
they have been halloaing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been halloaing
you will have been halloaing
he/she/it will have been halloaing
we will have been halloaing
you will have been halloaing
they will have been halloaing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been halloaing
you had been halloaing
he/she/it had been halloaing
we had been halloaing
you had been halloaing
they had been halloaing
Conditional
I would halloa
you would halloa
he/she/it would halloa
we would halloa
you would halloa
they would halloa
Past Conditional
I would have halloaed
you would have halloaed
he/she/it would have halloaed
we would have halloaed
you would have halloaed
they would have halloaed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

halloo

also halloa
noun
A loud cry:
verb
To speak or say very loudly or with a shout:
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References in classic literature ?
But I had only just lifted my foot for it, when he roared out, "Stop that kicking!" "Halloa," says I,"what's the matter now, old fellow?" "Look ye here," says he;"let's argue the insult.
True to his notion of seeming to do it all without preparation, I heard Wemmick say to himself as he took something out of his waistcoat-pocket before the service began, "Halloa! Here's a ring!"
Halloa, this bone dust is ( sneezes)-- why it's( sneezes)--yes it's ( sneezes)--bless my soul, it won't let me speak!