verb
- to shout or call out loudly to attract attention or to urge on (especially hunting dogs)
Usage: often used in hunting contexts; can be transitive or intransitive
noun
- a loud shout or call
interjection
- used as an exclamation to attract attention or express surprise
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- The hunter halloed to his dogs to drive the fox from the brush.
- She let out a halloo across the valley to signal her friends.
- Halloo! Can you hear me from over there?
- The riders halloed as they galloped across the field.
- A distant halloo echoed through the forest.
- He halloed at the top of his lungs to get their attention.