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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Traditionally, the upside down American flag signals distress, and that was the mood expressed as speakers shouted, cried and chanted with the crowd of around 100 people.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2025 -
The rhythmic track—where there are no lyrics, only shout outs to the album’s collaborators—sets the perfect tone for the cultural-statement-making production: a strong blend of Cuban timba, rumba and hard-hitting bass and claves.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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Related Stories Man Attacked by Shark at Popular Seaside Jetty Woman Killed in Florida Alligator Attack That Husband Tried to Fight Off After attempting to yell at the coyote to scare it off, the coyote continued to bite him.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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About 30 minutes later, Combs arrived, yelling and banging on the door with a hammer, Morgan testified.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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Traditionally, the upside down American flag signals distress, and that was the mood expressed as speakers shouted, cried and chanted with the crowd of around 100 people.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2025
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Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin cried on the air over their pets.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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Videos posted to social media appear to show the mast of the ship crashing into the bridge just before 8:30 p.m., as passengers and nearby onlookers screamed, prompting an immediate search and rescue operation on the East River for the injured and overboard passengers.—
Alexandra Koch , Alexis McAdams , CB Cotton , Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2025
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Downstairs on the fairy-tale terrace, over an exorbitant Scottish cheese board, her mother and husband and sister were all screaming at one another.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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Before the players even reached the court, the home crowd roared as camera crews displayed the defending champions on the jumbotron.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
18 May 2025
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Every time Dylan picked up a harmonica, the crowd roared.—
Brady Gerber,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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“Hollo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollo. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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