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: halloaedGerund: halloaingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
halloo also halloanoun verb To speak or say very loudly or with a shout:
bawl ,
bellow ,
bluster ,
call ,
clamor ,
cry ,
holler ,
roar ,
shout ,
vociferate ,
whoop ,
yawp ,
yell .
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