Hollo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech interjection
Quick meaning: Hollo is an interjection meaning (UK, dated) hello (expressing puzzlement or discovery).
Meaning
(UK, dated) hello (expressing puzzlement or discovery).
More Meanings
- A cry of "hollo"
- To cry "hollo"
- (dated) Hey, hello
Example Sentences
And then to Apollo hollo, trees, hollo.
Better hollo abstract ideas through the six-foot Alpine horn of prose.
"I always add my hollo," said the yeoman, "when I see a good shot, or a gallant blow."
‘Hollo!’ he cried. ‘The blind’s down!’ I had noticed, when we were outside, that the blind was down at the front room window.
Word Forms
- holler
- holla
- holloa
- hollow
- hollos
- holloes
- holloing
- holloed
Synonyms for hollo
Depending on context, synonyms include squall, call, cry, scream, shout, yell.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include holla, holloa, hollering, yell, shout, bellowing.
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