HALLOOED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

holloed

verb

variants or hallooed

past tense of hollo

as in shouted

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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Some Providence parents shook their heads as the clock wound down; others shouted expletives toward school administrators and Nazareth players.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Beyond Seoul, Time Out shouted out other cool areas in cities like Bogotá, Glasgow, Mumbai and Los Angeles.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of shouted

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The report said officers yelled for Hardy to stop and that the man rode through barricades and into the district.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
In the real video of Rowe attempting to interview Sarkisian, the coach yelled a few Texas cheers before rushing away from the veteran sideline reporter to join his team’s celebration.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of yelled

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Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Giacchino remembered how calm her own teacher had remained while children cried around her.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of cried

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Williams watched the record-breaking performance on TV from his home in Glen Ellyn and called Crow-Armstrong after the game to congratulate the 24-year-old.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Rays Hall of Famer Carl Crawford was a three-time winner of the award — formally called the Don Zimmer MVP award and presented by the Tampa Bay chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

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