Hilloas

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. Calls out loudly, often with a wordless cry, to attract someone's attention from a distance
2. Shouts a loud call across open ground so that others can hear and respond
3. Raises a long, carrying cry to signal or summon someone who is out of earshot

Etymology: "Hilloas" is the third-person singular present form of "hilloa," a verb meaning to shout or call out loudly, especially to attract attention across a distance. The base word "hilloa" is a variant spelling of "halloo," and it belongs to the family of old hunting and calling cries. Its earlier spellings and sounds were shaped by the same shouted call that gave rise to "hello," so the verb is best understood as the cry itself turned into an action: one who hilloas is producing that long, carrying shout.

Synonyms: shouts, hollers, halloos