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How to pronounce hail in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms acclaim, herald
Type of applaud


The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein.
Type Words
Synonyms come
Type of be
Verb group descend, derive, come


She hails from Kalamazoo.
Type Words
Synonyms herald
Type of greet, recognize, recognise
Type Words
Type of send for, call


hail a cab.
Type Words
Type of salutation, greeting
Type Words
Type of physical object, object


a hail of pebbles.
a hail of bullets.
Type Words
Type of fall, precipitate, come down


It hailed for an hour.
Type Words
Type of precipitation, downfall

Examples of hail

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There's a slight chance for severe weather activity with hail and damaging wind.
From the washingtonpost.com
Of course, not all of these A-list honchos hail from the entertainment business.
From the forbes.com
The storm also brought heavy rain and huge hail to central and eastern Missouri.
From the stltoday.com
Katherine Carr, 15, of Irvine, gathers hail near the intersection of Walnut Ave.
From the ocregister.com
They are arrested, thrown in jail, rescued and then caught in a hail of bullets.
From the washingtonpost.com
The ice then either melts on the way down to form rain or falls as snow or hail.
From the newscientist.com
The canopy of foliage protects ripening fruit from sunscald and even small hail.
From the courier-journal.com
The apparent snowfall mentioned by the Baron may in fact have been a hail storm.
From the sciencedaily.com
If storms do develop, the National Weather Service is warning of potential hail.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
  • Acclaim: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
  • Be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
  • Many objects thrown forcefully through the air; "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets"
  • Enthusiastic greeting
  • Call for; "hail a cab"
  • Hail is a form of solid precipitation which consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, that are individually called hail stones. Hail stones on Earth consist mostly of water ice and measure between and in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe thunderstorms. ...
  • Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound.
  • Hail are an American indie/punk band with an avant-garde twist consisting of Susanne Lewis (vocals, guitar, main composer and lyricist) and Bob Drake (bass). The band has also had guest appearances from Mike Johnson, Dave Kerman, Chris Cutler and Bill Gilonis. ...