hollo
1 of 3verb
hol·lo ˈhä-(ˌ)lō 
hä-ˈlō,
hə-
variants or halloo
hə-ˈlü
or less commonly hallo ha-
hə-ˈlō
ha-
holloed or hallooed; holloing or hallooing; hollos or halloos
intransitive verb
: to cry hollo : holler
transitive verb
1
: to call or cry hollo to
2
: to utter loudly : holler
hollo
2 of 3noun
variants or halloo or less commonly hallo
plural hollos or halloos also hallos
: an exclamation or call of hollo
hollo
3 of 3interjection
variants or halloo or less commonly hallo
1
—used to attract attention (as when a fox is spied during a fox hunt)
2
—used as a call of encouragement or jubilation
Synonyms
Verb
- bawl
- bay
- bellow
- call
- cry
- holler
- roar
- shout
- sound off
- thunder
- vociferate
- yell
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb far into the night searchers could be heard holloing for the lost child
Word History
Etymology
Interjection
origin unknown
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Interjection
1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1
hollos
verb
variants or halloos
as in shouts
to speak so as to be heard at a distance far into the night searchers could be heard holloing for the lost child Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- shouts
- yells
- sounds off
- calls
- vociferates
- cries
- screams
- roars
- bays
- bawls
- hollers
- thunders
- bellows
- ululates
- whoops
- speaks up
- speaks out
- yaups
- shrieks
- squeaks
- screeches
- crows
- howls
- squeals
- wails
- shrills
- hails
- caterwauls
- yawps
- yowls
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- whispers
- breathes
- murmurs
- mumbles
- mutters