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hurrah

hurrah

14 5.3
A loud shout of joy or approval
  • noun
  • /həˈrɑ/
: hurra
  • He received a warm hurrah from his friends after his graduation speech.
  • the last hurrah

It's a big boost for one last hurrah for the process that Intel is on.

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Examples

  • After the match, everyone celebrated with loud hurrahs of joy.

  • Look, so our dad's selling the house, so we came for a last weekend, like a last hurrah kinda thing.

  • I guess this is our last hurrah, then.

  • This feels like the last hurrah.

  • No sooner did we start working than the men informed us: "Hurrah, the boss has showed up!"

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Yeah, last little hurrah before I have to start adulting.

  • It was the last hurrah.

  • The April summit meeting was probably the last hurrah for the SPP.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Thousands of Venturians lined the streets, greeting Arnold and his motorcade with hurrahs and confetti.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The crowd erupted in hurrahs when the team scored the winning goal.

Synonyms

hoo
vshurrah
  • Informal
389 9.9

A shout people make to show excitement or surprise

is usually a loud shout for victory or notable success
yay
vshurrah
  • Informal
196 6.0

A short shout people make to show happiness or excitement

is called out mainly to celebrate victory or successful events
cheer
vshurrah
127 1.0

A loud shout people make to show approval or support

is mainly for celebrating victory or success rather than general encouragement
hallelujah
vshurrah
  • Informal
121 5.5

A word people say to show great joy or relief

is normally a loud shout celebrating victory or success in general
rah
vshurrah
  • Informal
49 8.5

A shout people make to show excitement or encouragement at sports

is mainly shouted to celebrate victory or success not only sports
whoop
vshurrah
  • Informal
38 4.9

A loud high shout to show excitement or joy

is a shout given mainly to celebrate a victory or success
hurray
vshurrah
32 2.6

A shout people make when they are happy or excited

is typically used for celebrating wins or successes
cheers
vshurrah
27 1.4

Loud shouts from a group to show approval or encouragement

is usually a single loud shout praising a victory or success
hosanna
vshurrah
  • Literature
7 9.9

A loud cry of praise to God in religious services

is secular and mainly shouted to celebrate victory or success
glory be
vshurrah
  • Archaic
6 8.6

Words people say to show relief, joy or surprise

is most often called out to celebrate victory or success
wahoo
vshurrah
  • Informal
5 9.3

A loud shout to show joy or excitement

is typically shouted to celebrate winning or successful outcomes
woohoo
vshurrah
  • Informal
5 7.4

A loud shout people make to show excitement or joy

is commonly used for shouting about victory or success
woop
vshurrah
  • Informal
4 8.9

A short shout that shows joy or excitement

is normally shouted when celebrating wins or successes
hooray
vshurrah
  • Informal
2 2.7

A shout of joy to show approval or celebration

is focused on victory or success rather than general cheering
huzzah
vshurrah
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A loud shout of joy or approval at a celebration

is used especially to celebrate victory or success
hoorah
vshurrah
  • Informal
1 7.8

A loud shout that shows joy or approval

is mainly shouted for victory or successful outcomes
whoot
vshurrah
  • Informal
1 9.9

A loud cry of joy from a person or group

is used mainly for celebrating wins rather than any joyful shout
hoojah
vshurrah
  • Informal
9.9

A loud shout of joy people make together at events like games

is typically for celebrating victory or success rather than general group excitement

Antonyms

373 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

45 3.0

A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do

Compounds

last hurrah
  • Informal
12 6.3

A final big action or event before something ends

How Enthusiastic

yell
38 1.0
hurrah
14 5.3
shout
85 1.0
cheer
127 1.0
murmur
30 4.1

Surface Forms

hurrah singular
hurrahs plural

Etymology

Hurrah probably began as a copy of the loud sound people make when they cheer and is related to words like hooray and older forms such as hurra in French and German. So a hurrah is literally a loud shout 'to show joy or approval'.