Hail - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |heɪl|  American pronunciation of the word hail
Brit.  |heɪl|  British pronunciation of the word hail

noun

- precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
- many objects thrown forcefully through the air
a hail of pebbles
a hail of bullets
- enthusiastic greeting

verb

- praise vociferously (syn: acclaim, herald)
The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein
- be a native of (syn: come)
She hails from Kalamazoo
- call for
hail a cab
- greet enthusiastically or joyfully (syn: herald)
- precipitate as small ice particles
It hailed for an hour

Extra examples

The victim was hit by a hail of bullets.

The police were met with a hail of stones and petrol bombs.

Walter hail'd a score of names upon her.

Jim saw him and hailed him.

Faulkner has been hailed as the greatest American novelist of his generation.

The band hail from Glasgow.

This is a film which seems to hail from the hippie era.

I could hear hails coming and going between the old buccaneer and his comrades.

Lang's first film was immediately hailed as a masterpiece.

The new service has been hailed a success.

A young man is being hailed a hero tonight after rescuing two children.

She leaned out of the window and hailed a passerby.

The hotel doorman will hail a cab for you.

Where do you hail from?

The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: hail
he/she/it: hails
present participle: hailing
past tense: hailed
past participle: hailed
noun
singular: hail
plural: hails
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