variants
or halloo
also hallo
as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
far into the night searchers could be heard holloing for the lost child
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One day while sitting on the porch, Sarah appeared out of nowhere, running towards them, shouting for them.
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The crew and the two witnesses said one of the three men got out with a dog and then moved aggressively towards the crew while shouting racial slurs targeted at the photographer.
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Other people at the scene can be heard yelling that the cash was not evidence and did not belong to the officer.
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Interviews with the pilots, flight attendants, and fellow passengers revealed Cook had gotten up during takeoff and then ran forward while yelling, per the affidavit.
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Videos from these gatherings showing chanting crowds beneath concert lights, audience members crying, hugging strangers and dancing barefoot have racked up millions of views online.
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Mexico lost that game on penalties but Aguirre was not crying because of his red card or the result.
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Consider the field holler that became one of the taproots of American popular music.
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Fast forward to the semiquincentennial and Americans holler versions of that slogan through windows in real life, just on phones and computers.
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“Hollo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollo. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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