What is another word for hailing?

Pronunciation: [hˈe͡ɪlɪŋ] (IPA)

Hailing is a verb that typically means to greet or acknowledge someone or something with enthusiasm or acclaim. There are several synonyms for hailing that can be used depending on the context. For example, hailing can be replaced with applauding, cheering, commending, acclaiming, praising, saluting, or lauding. These words all carry similar connotations of showing appreciation or approval for someone or something. On the other hand, hailing can also be used to describe the act of signaling or calling attention to something or someone. In this case, synonyms could include summoning, flagging, beckoning, or indicating.

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Usage examples for Hailing

Jane Oglander's kind brother, some years older than herself, whom she had taken as completely on trust as all normal young women take those who are near and dear to them, had left the club where he had been dining, and hailing a cab, had driven to a distant quarter of the town, a quarter of which the very name was unknown to his sister and to those with whom she generally associated.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
Bucephalus and old Ben Bowline were in the boat, the old sailor hailing them when he neared the shore.
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh
In 1924 it had 150 pupils, evenly divided between primary and secondary grades, and hailing chiefly from the Herndon area.
"Frying Pan Farm"
Elizabeth Brown Pryor

Famous quotes with Hailing

  • It's too hard a life for me. I could only do it - check out in that sense - if I checked out somewhere that was luxurious and within hailing distance of civilization.
    Derek Jacobi
  • Toscanini was hailing a great artist, but that voice was more than a magnificent personal talent. It was the religious voice of a whole religious people — probably the most God-obsessed (and man-despised) people since the ancient Hebrews. ("In Egypt Land," December 30, 1946)
    Whittaker Chambers

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