hail

Meanings

• precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
• many objects thrown forcefully through the air
  • "a hail of pebbles"
  • "a hail of bullets"
• enthusiastic greeting
• praise vociferously
  • "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
• be a native of
  • "She hails from Kalamazoo"
• call for
  • "hail a cab"
• greet enthusiastically or joyfully
• precipitate as small ice particles
  • "It hailed for an hour"

Synonyms

acclaim, come, herald