Synonyms for hailing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : heyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : heɪl |
Top 10 synonyms for hailing Other synonyms for the word hailing
- accost
- barrage
- batter
- be a native of
- be born in
- beat down upon
- begin
- bombard
- claim as birthplace
- compliment
- exalt
- flag
- flag down
- glorify
- hear it for
- hello
- holler
- kudize
- pelt
- root for
- salute
- shoulder
- shout
- shower
- signal
- sing out
- speak to
- storm
- volley
- wave down
- welcome
- whistle down
- whistle for
- yawp
- yoo-hoo
Définition of hailing
Origin :- "greetings!" c.1200, from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse heill "health, prosperity, good luck;" and from Old English hals, shortening of wæs hæil "be healthy" (see health and cf. wassail).
- verb call to, yell for
- verb honor, salute
- verb come from; originate
- verb rain down on
- The house at the light was empty; but, on my hailing, a woman's voice answered from the cellar.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- After hailing the morn with this second salutation, he threw a boot at the woman as a third.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- Not any better than her mistress, however, who at this moment was hailing a street-car.
- Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet
- And still the air, the sky—a ghost, something invisible was hailing the ship.
- Extract from : « Youth » by Joseph Conrad
- I heard them pulling about in the dark, hailing, and so on, but after a bit they gave up.
- Extract from : « The Secret Sharer » by Joseph Conrad
- The first was a bright young man, hailing from Newark, New Jersey.
- Extract from : « From Farm to Fortune » by Horatio Alger Jr.
- "Not a hansom," she said, quickly, as he was on the point of hailing one.
- Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall
- The fishermen fable of drowned sailors 'hailing their names.'
- Extract from : « From a Cornish Window » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- And though it was a man who was hailing him, he pretended that he did not hear.
- Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates
- See, she has stopped her engines, and is hailing the Asashio!
- Extract from : « Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun » by Harry Collingwood
Antonyms for hailing
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