halloing

[huh-loh]

hal·lo

[huh-loh] interjection, noun, plural hal·los, verb, hal·loed, hal·lo·ing.
interjection
1.
(used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)
noun
2.
the cry “hallo!”
3.
a shout of exultation.

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Halloing is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
verb (used without object)
4.
to call with a loud voice; shout; cry, as after hunting dogs.
verb (used with object)
5.
to incite or chase (something) with shouts and cries of “hallo!”
6.
to cry “hallo” to (someone).
7.
to shout (something).


Origin:
1560–70; variant of hollo, itself variant of earlier holla < Middle French hola, equivalent to ho ahoy + la there
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