halloo

Call the hounds

Halloo is an exclamation used to attract attention or to urge on hounds during a hunt.

As a verb, it means to shout or call out, especially to signal others at a distance or to encourage hunting dogs in pursuit of game.

The word has an old-fashioned, rural flavor and appears most often in British contexts or period literature.

The huntsman hallooed to the pack as the fox broke cover.

shout

yell

Speak very loudly

  • callContact by phone
  • cryVocal expression of emotion
  • bellowLoud, deep cry

whoop · exclaim · hail · vociferate · shriek · bawl · clamor · ululate · roar · thunder

summon

call

Contact by phone

signal · wave · alert · notify · rouse · attention · urge · incite · rally

hunting

tally-ho

Cry when quarry appears

quarry · beagle · staghound · pursuit · horn · gamekeeper · huntsman · kennel · covert · view

Categories
Opposites
volume/audibility

halloowhisper

Speech without full voice

murmur · hush · mumble · mutter · silence

communicative intent

hallooshush

Command for silence

hush · silence · ignore · dismissal · wave off

Phrases
Family

halloa, halloos, hallooing

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G