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HOLLOA
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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
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
bellow; bellowing; holla; holler; hollering; hollo; holloa; roar; roaring; yowl
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)
Context examples
Holloa, you sir!
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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