American English pronunciation

How to pronounce hailed

IPA transcription: ['heɪld]

Hear “hailed” pronounced

['heɪld]

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['heɪld]

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['heɪld]

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Verb

  • 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”

Usage examples

  • The film has been hailed critically, listed among the greatest concert films.
  • It was later hailed as a masterpiece of twentieth century oratory.
  • It snowed, rained, and hailed the same morning.
  • He is hailed by Pete Seeger as "one of America's best songwriters".
  • He has been hailed as The King of Deadpan.
  • It snowed, rained, and hailed the same morning.
  • It snowed, rained, and hailed the same morning.
  • Nonetheless, Simon was hailed a sensation and critics applauded her performance.
  • It snowed, rained, and hailed the same morning.
  • It snowed, rained, and hailed the same morning.