halloos
Calls to hounds
Halloos is the plural of halloo, a shout used to attract attention or urge on hunting dogs.
As a verb form, halloos means calls out in this manner.
The word appears most often in descriptions of fox hunting or in literary contexts evoking rural pursuits: The huntsman halloos to the hounds as they pick up the scent.
It carries an old-fashioned, distinctly British flavor.
Loud vocal outbursts
- yellsLoud vocal outbursts
- criesWeeps or shouts
- hollersShouts or cries loudly
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
roars · exclaims · hails · whoops · calls out · summons · beckons · alerts
shouts
Loud vocal outbursts
bellows · roars · exclaims · hails · whoops · calls out · summons · beckons · alerts · signals
hounds
Dogs bred to track
flushing · tally-ho · view · gamekeeper · foxhunt · stalking · horn · riding · pack · retriever
reverberate
Echo repeatedly, persist
bounce · fade · distant · valley · hillside · across · woods · answer · return · response