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Meanings of hail in English

Russian
град
Portuguese
granizo
Spanish
granizo
Catalan
calamarsa
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Precipitation.

          Related terms
          град
          Portuguese
          saudar
          Catalan
          rebre
          Spanish
          aclamar

          Praise vociferously.

                saudar
                Synonyms
                Examples for "herald"
                Examples for "herald"
                1
                The benchmarking process should herald progress on modernisation in the education sector.
                The Irish Times
                2
                They say the red comet is a herald of a new age.
                A clash of kings
                3
                The Year of the Dragon may herald firey times for China .
                The Irish Times
                4
                Analysts said the government exit could herald a recovery at the bank.
                Reuters
                5
                Ed Miliband had hoped that 2008 would herald a social democratic moment.
                The Guardian
                1
                However, with great artistic acclaim and value comes a surge in commercialization.
                The Guardian
                2
                His work has been receiving critical acclaim both at home and abroad.
                BBC
                3
                As recently as a decade ago, Big Tech enjoyed widespread cultural acclaim.
                Wired
                4
                A film of the book came out in 2003, to similar acclaim.
                The Guardian
                5
                People talk about staggering numbers or the critical acclaim it has gotten.
                Ebony

                Be a native of.

                      Usage of hail in English
                      1
                      The Weather Service said Alabama could see tornadoes and hail early Wednesday.
                      Reuters
                      2
                      The wind blew gently in the window that the hail had broken.
                      Sowing Seeds in Danny
                      3
                      A hail storm is currently passing through Roma in the south west.
                      News.com.au
                      4
                      The result was a hail of rocket shells directly on the squadron.
                      Armageddon 2419 A. D.
                      5
                      A dash of hail struck the window; the plate glass grew opaque.
                      The Rim of the Desert
                      6
                      All right-minded football folk hail the idea of allowing a manager time.
                      The Irish Times
                      7
                      Ethical designers who hail from Africa have strong ties to their countries.
                      Ebony
                      8
                      The unsettled conditions also brought ground frost, hail showers and almost-freezing temperatures.
                      The Irish Times
                      9
                      He heard footsteps in the hail and a voice that seemed familiar.
                      The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve
                      10
                      First of all, thank you for even thinking I hail from Harlem.
                      Ebony
                      11
                      The men complain much of the bruises received yesterday from the hail.
                      First Across the Continent / The Story of the Exploring Expediti...
                      12
                      The object of the whole ceremony was to keep off the hail.
                      The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
                      13
                      The hail of Sir William from the bank above interrupted the conversation.
                      Down the Rhine; Or, Young America in Germany
                      14
                      The Egyptians were smitten either by the hail or by the fire.
                      The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2
                      15
                      The next second she had slipped between the portières into the hail.
                      The Street Called Straight
                      16
                      Post-gigs, traffic jams are frequent and taxis are almost impossible to hail.
                      The Irish Times
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                      Translations for hail
                      Russian
                      град
                      Hail through the time
                      Hail across language varieties
                      South Africa
                      Common
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      Australia
                      Common
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