A shout to attract attention.

Polish: nawoływanie

Urge on with shouts.

Roget 586: speak to, address, accost, make up to, apostrophize, appeal to, invoke; ball, salute; call to, halloo.    take aside, take by the button; talk to in private.    lecture etc. (make a speech) 582.    ... show more

Roget 411: cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak^†, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup^†.    cheer; hoot; grumble, moan, groan.    snore, snort; grunt etc. (animal sounds) 412.    vociferate; raise up the voice, lift up the voice; call out, sing out, cry out; exclaim; rend the air; thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath; s'_egosiller; strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs; give a cry etc. ... show more

Shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention.