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- [heyl]
- /heɪl/
- /heɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [heyl]
- /heɪl/
Definitions of hailing word
- verb with object hailing to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city. 1
- verb without object hailing to pour down hail (often used impersonally with it as subject): It hailed this afternoon. 1
- verb without object hailing to fall or shower as hail: Arrows hailed down on the troops as they advanced. 1
- noun hailing showery precipitation in the form of irregular pellets or balls of ice more than 1/5 (0.2) inch (5 mm) in diameter, falling from a cumulonimbus cloud (distinguished from sleet). 1
- noun hailing a shower or storm of such precipitation. 1
- noun hailing a shower of anything: a hail of bullets. 1
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Origin of hailing
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English haile, earlier heilen, derivative of hail health < Old Norse heill; cognate with Old English hǣl. See heal, wassail
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Parts of speech for Hailing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hailing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hailing usage trend in Literature
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noun hailing
- acknowledgment — An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
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