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🎉 A joyful shout 🎉 To cheer
to hurrah

to hurrah

8.1
To shout loudly to show joy or approval
  • verb
  • /həˈrɑ/
translation icon : vitorear
  • When she announced her promotion, her friends hurrah in celebration.

Examples

  • After the performance, the audience stood up and hurrah for the talented dancers.

  • See, I thought this was going to have a bit of shimmer to it and it doesn't hurrah, hoorah.

  • The crowd began to hurrah when the team scored the winning goal.

Synonyms

to cheer
vsto hurrah
356 1.0

To shout to show support for someone or something

is a specific joyful shout rather than a general call of support
to applaud
vsto hurrah
101 2.6

To clap your hands to show approval after a performance

is a vocal shout expressing joy, approval, or encouragement
to woot
vsto hurrah
  • Slang
9.9

To shout a short cry of joy online

is a more traditional vocal cheer used broadly, not only informal groups
to bravo
vsto hurrah
7.4

To shout to show approval for a performer

is a general joyful shout not limited to performance applause
to wooo
vsto hurrah
  • Informal
9.2

To shout a long loud sound to show excitement or approval

is a concise joyful shout rather than a prolonged sound
to scream whee
vsto hurrah
  • Informal
9.1

To shout 'whee' loudly because you feel excited

is a general approval shout used beyond sudden thrills or thrills response

Antonyms

to discourage
257 3.5

To try to stop something by making people less willing to do it

to suppress
176 4.8

To stop public protest by force or by people in power

Compounds

last hurrah
  • Informal
7 6.3

A final big action or event before something ends

How Enthusiastic

to hurrah
8.1
to shout
644 1.0
to cheer
356 1.0
to murmur
11 4.2
to whisper
586 1.0

Surface Forms

hurrah infinitive
hurrahed past
hurrahed past participle
hurrahing present participle
hurrahs third person singular

Etymology

The verb hurrah comes from the same cheering sound as the noun and is like hooray or older hurra forms that people used to celebrate or encourage. So to hurrah is to shout 'to show joy or approval'.