hollo

hollo is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as interjection & noun, interjection, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. interjection & noun. Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.
2. interjection. To call out or exclaim; to halloo. This form is now mostly replaced by hello.
3. noun. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

   "his bellow filled the hallway"

   Synonyms: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl

4. verb. utter a sudden loud cry

   "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"

   "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

   Synonyms: call, cry, holler, scream, shout, squall, yell

5. verb. cry hollo
6. verb. encourage somebody by crying hollo

Synonyms

bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl, call, cry, scream, shout, squall, yell

Common word forms

hollos, holloed, holloes, holloing

Words from these letters

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