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Definition of Hurrahing
1. hurrah [v] - See also: hurrah
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hurrahing
Literary usage of Hurrahing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scholar's Larger Life by James Langdon Hill (1921)
"IV THE NOBLE ART OF hurrahing It is not good form in some circles to be enthusiastic
in any interest, no matter how lofty. All earnest exhibitions of ..."
2. Diary of a Southern Refugee, During the War by Judith White Brockenbrough] [McGuire (1868)
"It was very dark and cold; the confusion and noise were excessive—shouting,
hallooing, hurrahing. We passed through the dense crowd, and into the cars, ..."
3. Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray by Thomas Wright, Robert Harding Evans (1851)
"Sailors, supposed to have captured the Danish Fleet, are hurrahing, and singing "
Britannia rules the World." 342. PILLARS OF THE CONSTITUTION. ..."
4. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1863)
"... or the instant before, or the instant after, the Grenadiers were hurrahing on
their left, hurrahing at their centre, hurrahing along their whole line. ..."
5. The Service of Security and Information by Arthur Lockwood Wagner (1896)
"If after the arrival of a railroad train hurrahing is heard, it is probable ...
hurrahing is generally an indication that the troops are in good morale. ..."
6. The Writing of English: By P. J. Hartog ... with the Assistance of Mrs. Amy by Philip Joseph Hartog, Amy H. Langdon (1907)
"Our soldiery were up; and in a 50 minute they flooded in over the parapet,
hurrahing, jumping over, hurrahing, a joyful English crowd. ..."
7. Scribners Monthly (1878)
"... and started homeward in various stages of inebriety, some hurrahing insanely
for Harrison and Tyler, many hurrahing for nothing in particular. ..."
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