hur|rah

hur|rah
hur|rah «huh RAH, -R», interjection, noun, verb.
–interj., n.
a shout of joy or approval: »

“Hurrah!” they shouted as the team scored again (interj.). Give a hurrah for the hero! (noun).

–v.i.
to shout hurrahs; cheer: »

We hurrahed as the astronauts rode by in the parade.

–v.t.
to receive or encourage with shouts; cheer. Also, hooray, hurray.
[probably variant of huzzah]

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  • hur·rah — …   Useful english dictionary

  • rah — al·mi·rah; ar·rah; asa·rah; ashe·rah; ge·rah; ge·ze·rah; haf·ta·rah; ha·ve·rah; hir·car·rah; how·rah; jar·rah; kap·pa·rah; ko·rah·ite; me·no·rah; mur·rah; om·rah; pi·ta·rah; rah·dar; se·phi·rah; sir·rah; su·rah; ta·ha·rah; to·rah; wir·rah;… …   English syllables

  • hur — ba·hur; hur·cheon; hur·dies; hur·dler; hur·dy gur·dy; hur·gi·la; hur·kle; hur·ley·house; hur·ly; hur·ple; hur·ri; hur·ria; hur·ri·an; hur·ri·cane; hur·ried·ly; hur·ri·er; hur·ri·some; hur·rite; hur·rock; hur·sin·ghar; hur·tle·ber·ry; mo·hur;… …   English syllables

  • hurrah — hur·rah …   English syllables

  • hurrah — hur•rah [[t]həˈrɑ, ˈrɔ[/t]] also hur•ray [[t] ˈreɪ[/t]] interj. v. rahed, rah•ing also rayed, ray•ing, n. interj. 1) (used as an exclamation of joy, exultation, appreciation, encouragement, or the like.) 2) to shout “hurrah.” 3) an exclamation of …   From formal English to slang

  • hurray — hur|ray [huˈreı] interjection also hur|rah [huˈra:] ↑hooray →hip, hip, hurray! at ↑hip3 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hurray — hur|ray [ hu reı ] or hur|rah [ hu ra ] interjection used for showing that you are very pleased about something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hurrah — hur·ràh inter. var. → urrà …   Dizionario italiano

  • Hurra — Hurrah Hur*rah Hurra Hur*ra , interj. [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw. hurra. Cf. {Huzza}.] A word used as a shout of joy, triumph, applause, encouragement, or welcome. [1913 Webster] Hurrah! hurrah! for Ivry and Henry of Navarre. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hurrah — Hur*rah Hurra Hur*ra , interj. [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw. hurra. Cf. {Huzza}.] A word used as a shout of joy, triumph, applause, encouragement, or welcome. [1913 Webster] Hurrah! hurrah! for Ivry and Henry of Navarre. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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