hurrah

noun

hur·rah | \ hu̇-ˈrȯ

How to pronounce hurrah (audio)

, -ˈrä; ˈhü-ˌrȯ, -ˌrä \

variants: or less commonly hooray \ hu̇-ˈrā

How to pronounce hurrah (audio)

\ or hoorah \ hu̇-ˈrä

How to pronounce hurrah (audio)

, -ˈrȯ \

Definition of hurrah

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : excitement, fanfare

b : cheer sense 1

2 : fuss

hurrah, hurray

hur·rah | \ hu̇-ˈrȯ

How to pronounce hurrah (audio)

, -ˈrä \

less common variants of hooray

—used to express joy, approval, or encouragement Hip, hip, hooray!Hooray! I got the job!

Examples of hurrah in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The Tar Heels’ hire of the former Texas boss two years ago was regarded as fun and nostalgic and a final hurrah for one of the sport’s good guys. — Brent Zwerneman, ExpressNews.com, "A&M’s Jimbo Fisher, UNC’s Mack Brown share a titled history and admiration," 22 Dec. 2020 In the years that followed, thousands of amateurs and professionals from all over Japan and other countries have gathered annually at Osaka-Jo Hall for the year-end hurrah. — Rachel Ng, Travel, "In Japan, Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ is a Christmas carol," 15 Dec. 2020 More than $157 billion has been raised as of Thursday, according to data provider Dealogic—over a third of that in the past 11 weeks—and the number of listings is the largest since the final hurrah of the dot-com boom in 2000. — Heather Somerville, WSJ, "Tech IPO Bonanza Yields Riches for Venture-Capital Firms," 11 Dec. 2020 Restaurants and bars would be overflowing with hungry diehards, fueling up before their next hurrah. — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, "Ann Arbor officials, businesses prepare for Michigan-Michigan State game day like no other," 31 Oct. 2020 Jeffrey Katzenberg had a final hurrah as Quibi boss on CNBC. — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, "Who wore it best? Rating Big Tech’s product debuts," 23 Oct. 2020 As for his own future, Babel envisages a potential final hurrah back in the English Premier League after the remaining two years of his contract in Galatasaray. — Matt Majendie, CNN, "Moving the goalposts: Ryan Babel's property portfolio dabble," 16 Oct. 2020 Sometime in the next few weeks, Crucible's staff will host a last-hurrah matchmaking frenzy with fans. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "RIP to Crucible, Amazon Games’ first PC shooter: 2020-2020 [Updated]," 9 Oct. 2020 In 2018, Hurts backed up Tagovailoa and came off the bench in the fourth quarter to rally Alabama to a 35-28 victory over Georgia in the SEC Championship Game as a final hurrah before transferring. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, "Jalen Hurts beats Tua Tagovailoa to the field in NFL," 30 Sep. 2020

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“Hurrah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurrah. Accessed 18 Apr. 2021.

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