hollo

Call the hounds

Hollo is an archaic call to attract attention or express excitement, similar to hello or halloo.

It appears in older literature as both an exclamation and a verb meaning to shout or call out: He holloed across the field.

The word survives mainly in hunting contexts and period writing.

shout

yell

Speak very loudly

hollerLoud vocal outburst
callContact by phone
cryVocal expression of emotion

bellow · roar · exclaim · shout · hail · cooee · vociferate · bark · whoop · caterwaul

hunting

tally-ho

Cry when quarry appears

houndsDogs bred to track
chaseRapid following of quarry
pursuitAct of chasing something

foxhunt · horn · call · cry · huntsman · pack · quarry · view · gone away

greeting

hail

Icy precipitation pellets

ahoyMaritime greeting
saluteGestural sign of honor
call outPublicly confront or summon

wave · beckon · attract attention · signal

Opposites

vocal volume and projection

Speech without full voice

murmur · mutter · mumble · breathe · hush

communicative assertiveness

Speech without full voice

murmur · mutter · mumble · hold one's tongue · keep mum

Phrases

hollow outRemove interior contents
hollowed outInterior material removed
ring hollowSeem insincere when spoken
hollowing outRemoving interior material
hollow victoryTriumph devoid of reward
hollow legCapacity to consume endlessly

Family

hollow, hollows, hollowed, hollowing, holla, hollower, hollowest, hollas, holloa

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