English dictionary
hail
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- enthusiastic greeting
noun
- many objects thrown forcefully through the air
noun
- precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
verb
- praise vociferously
verb
- greet enthusiastically or joyfully
verb
- call for
verb
- be a native of
verb
- precipitate as small ice particles
Example sentences
a hail of pebbles
a hail of bullets
The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein
hail a cab
She hails from Kalamazoo
It hailed for an hour