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How to pronounce hurrah in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hooray
Type of cheer


let's give the team a big hurrah.
Type Words
Type of call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell

Examples of hurrah

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His leap was his last hurrah because shortly afterwards, my Irishman landed him.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Many fundraising events have been going on before that last big hurrah, however.
From the al.com
Gigi and Jim Schlueter chose a cruise theme for their last hurrah as presidents.
From the orlandosentinel.com
And HURRAH for all of us for getting to share in your happiness and achievement.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
I can't see how this is going to make the world a worse place, hurrah for them.
From the guardian.co.uk
There are certain players in that side for whom this will be their last hurrah.
From the telegraph.co.uk
For Alex Smith, the home stretch of the season is tantamount to a final hurrah.
From the sacbee.com
We had a big argument on wiki about this, and the wacko POV-pushers lost, hurrah.
From the scienceblogs.com
It had one last hurrah with the influence of the DLC on Bill Clinton in the 1990s.
From the cnn.com
More examples
  • A victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah"
  • Shout `hurrah!'
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  • A cheer; a cry of hurrah!; To give a hurrah (to somebody); Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness