hurrah C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings Also spelled Hooroar, hooroaring, and hooroars US /həˈrɑ/ UK /hʊˈrɑː/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 intj a shout of joy, triumph, or approval The crowd let out a deafening hurrah as the team scored. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 intj · a shout of joy, triumph, or... hoorayhuzzahcheeryaybravohurray ↔ Opposites boo Word family Related forms hoorayhuzzah Etymology AI details An alteration of earlier huzza, a shout of joy or encouragement, probably of imitative origin and reinforced by German and Scandinavian hurra. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hurrah **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** intj **IPA (US):** /həˈrɑ/ **IPA (UK):** /hʊˈrɑː/ ## Meanings 1. a shout of joy, triumph, or approval ## Examples - The crowd let out a deafening hurrah as the team scored. ## Synonyms - hooray - huzzah - cheer - yay - bravo - hurray ## Antonyms - boo ## Related Forms - hooray - huzzah ## Etymology An alteration of earlier huzza, a shout of joy or encouragement, probably of imitative origin and reinforced by German and Scandinavian hurra. ## AI Etymology Hurrah is an alteration of earlier huzza, a shout of joy or encouragement, probably of imitative origin and reinforced by German and Scandinavian hurra. As an interjection, hurrah means a shout of joy, triumph, or approval. The same family is visible in related forms such as hooray and huzzah. The uncertainty belongs to the older derivation, so the explanation should preserve alternatives rather than choosing one unsupported origin. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown