Dictionary Entry

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

1interjection & noun
Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.
2interjection
To call out or exclaim; to halloo. This form is now mostly replaced by hello.
3noun
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
4verb
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
5verb
cry hollo
6verb
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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