precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
Used in a Sentence
hail
How to use hail in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for hail.
Editorial note
It could thank Snowden and hail a new era of openness.
Examples8
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Parts of speech2
Quick take
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of hail gathered in one view.
many objects thrown forcefully through the air; "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets"
enthusiastic greeting
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for hail.
noun
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
noun
many objects thrown forcefully through the air; "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets"
noun
enthusiastic greeting
verb
praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
verb
be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
See also: come
verb
call for; "hail a cab"
verb
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
See also: herald
verb
precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"
Example sentences
It could thank Snowden and hail a new era of openness.
"Being able to hail a cab" is a public utility.
I don't know if you've ever tried to hail a cab in SF, but it's a huge exercise in frustration.
One day we had strong hail storm out there and the principal-director forced us to keep kids inside on playtime.
These mentors hail from companies like Groupon, GrubHub, Walmart, etc. and are not just random business people.
The law that's being broken is saying "I want a car now" when the law says you have to say "I want a car in one hour" or otherwise hail a medallion vehicle.
Yahoo's top management doesn't want to put the company through a layoff, and they're not organized enough to know which projects to cut, so this is their hail-mary complexity reduction step.
If, like me, you hail from computer software and not from academic cryptography and mathematics, you will probably be surprised at how much better women are represented there than in software.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use hail in a sentence?
It could thank Snowden and hail a new era of openness.
What does hail mean?
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
What part of speech is hail?
hail is commonly used as noun, verb.