hail

[US]/heɪl/
[UK]/heɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice; a salutation; a greeting
vt. to greet enthusiastically; to salute
vi. to fall as hail; to greet enthusiastically
int. used to express acclamation

Phrases & Collocations

hailstorm

hail damage

hailstone

hail-resistant roof

hail from

hail storm

Example Sentences

a hail of bullets.

they hail from Turkey.

There was a hail of angry words.

a hail of pebbles; a hail of criticism.

They hailed insults at me.

She hails from Oklahoma.

hail fellow, well met.

It hailed during the night.

Hail to the Wassail Bowl!

Hail came on top of a violent thunderstorm.

It hailed last night.

Let's hail a taxi, shall we?

They hailed him as King.

He hails from Shaanxi.

She hails from Melbourne.

Hail fell with such violence that it broke windows.

They hailed us cordially.

Real-world Examples

The simple infant man in him we hail.

Source: Tao Te Ching

Since the shooting, the policemen have been hailed as heroes.

Source: CNN Highlights January 2015 Collection

Guardian has been hailed as a hero.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

The crowd hailed the new boxing champion.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Hailing the snow, piled white and deep.

Source: UK original primary school Chinese language class

The officer's being hailed as a hero.

Source: AP Listening May 2023 Collection

Fire and brimstone, it's hailing! Conseil said. And poisoned hail perhaps!

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

President Joe Biden hailed her as an American icon.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

These species hailed from three different evolutionary lineages.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds: August 2018 Collection

Workers on the front lines of this pandemic are being hailed as heroes.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation May 2020

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