Synonyms for hail
- verb
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To have hailstones fall from the sky.
They say it's going to hail tomorrow.
- v. 2
To send or release hail.
The cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes.
- n. 1
Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
Related words
- Word family
- hail-fellow
- Phrases
- hail sugar all hail
Example sentences
- herald It was the lark, the herald of the morn, no nightingale.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hail | steady | |
| herald | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- come1, call1, clap1
- 5 letters
- speak1, storm1, cheer1, greet1
- 6 letters
- accept2, signal2, shower2, herald2, salute2, hurrah2, accost2, beclap
- 7 letters
- welcome2, address2, applaud2, acclaim2
- 8 letters
- greeting2
- 11 letters
- downpouring
- 13 letters
- precipitation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (accept2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- héler