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HOLLOA

Dictionary entry overview: What does holloa mean?

• HOLLOA (noun)
The noun HOLLOA has 1 sense:

1. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

Familiarity information: HOLLOA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• HOLLOA (noun)

Sense 1

holloa ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bellow; holloa; hollo; hollering; holler; holla; bellowing; yowl; roar; roaring

Context example:

his bellow filled the hallway

Hypernyms ("holloa" is a kind of...):

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

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