Hail — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents

many objects thrown forcefully through the air

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈeɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈeɪl/.

Examples

a hail of pebbles
a hail of bullets
The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

herald acclaim come

Parts of Speech

noun	precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
noun	many objects thrown forcefully through the air “a hail of pebbles”
noun	enthusiastic greeting
verb	praise vociferously “The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein”
verb	be a native of “She hails from Kalamazoo”
verb	call for “hail a cab”
verb	greet enthusiastically or joyfully
verb	precipitate as small ice particles “It hailed for an hour”

Word Forms

hail	verb	precipitate as small ice particles
acclamation	noun	enthusiastic approval
acclaim	noun	enthusiastic approval
hail	noun	enthusiastic greeting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hagel

Niederschlag von Eispellets bei starken aufsteigenden Luftströmungen

🇫🇷French

grêle

précipitation de granules de glace en cas de forts courants d'air ascendants

🇪🇸Spanish

granizo

precipitación de gránulos de hielo cuando hay fuertes corrientes de aire ascendentes

🇮🇹Italian

salve

precipitazione di pellet di ghiaccio in caso di forti correnti d'aria ascendenti

🇳🇱Dutch

hagel

neerslag van ijspellets bij sterke stijgende luchtstromen

🇵🇹Portuguese

saudação

precipitação de pelotas de gelo quando há fortes correntes de ar ascendentes

🇷🇺Russian

град

выпадение ледяных крупинок при сильных восходящих воздушных потоках

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओलों

जब हवा की तेज़ धाराएँ उठती हैं तो बर्फ़ की गोलियों का गिरना

🇧🇩Bengali

শিলাবৃষ্টি

শক্তিশালী ক্রমবর্ধমান বায়ু স্রোত থাকলে বরফের বৃক্ষের বৃষ্টিপাত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆலங்கட்டி மழை

வலுவான உயரும் காற்று நீரோட்டங்கள் இருக்கும்போது பனித் துகள்களின் மழைப்பொழிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

వడగళ్ళు

బలమైన గాలి ప్రవాహాలు ఉన్నప్పుడు మంచు గుళికల అవపాతం

🇮🇳Marathi

गारा

जेव्हा हवेचा जोर वाढतो तेव्हा बर्फाच्या गोळ्यांचा वर्षाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

કરા

જ્યારે હવાના મજબૂત પ્રવાહો વધતા હોય ત્યારે બરફના ગોળાઓનો વરસાદ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಲಿಕಲ್ಲು ಮಳೆ

ಬಲವಾದ ಏರುತ್ತಿರುವ ಗಾಳಿಯ ಪ್ರವಾಹಗಳು ಇದ್ದಾಗ ಮಂಜುಗಡ್ಡೆಯ ಉಂಡೆಗಳ ಮಳೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആലിപ്പഴം

ശക്തമായ ഉയരുന്ന വായു പ്രവാഹങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടാകുമ്പോൾ ഐസ് ഉരുളകളുടെ മഴ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੜੇ

ਜਦੋਂ ਤੇਜ਼ ਹਵਾ ਦੇ ਕਰੰਟ ਵਧਦੇ ਹਨ ਤਾਂ ਬਰਫ਼ ਦੀਆਂ ਗੋਲੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਮੀਂਹ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اولے

جب ہوا کے تیز دھارے ہوتے ہیں تو برف کے چھروں کا ورن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冰雹

当有强烈上升气流时冰粒沉淀

🇯🇵Japanese

雹

強い上昇気流があるときの氷粒の降水

🇰🇷Korean

빗발

강한 상승 기류가 있을 때 얼음 알갱이가 강수됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kêu

sự kết tủa của các viên băng khi có dòng không khí dâng cao mạnh

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกเห็บ

การตกตะกอนของเม็ดน้ำแข็งเมื่อมีกระแสลมแรงขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

memanggil

pengendapan butiran es ketika ada arus udara yang naik kuat

🇵🇭Filipino

granizo

pag-ulan ng mga ice pellets kapag may malakas na pagtaas ng agos ng hangin

🇲🇾Malay

hujan batu

kerpasan pelet ais apabila terdapat arus udara yang semakin kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يشيد

تساقط كريات الجليد عند وجود تيارات هوائية صاعدة قوية

🇮🇷Persian

تگرگ

بارش گلوله های یخ در هنگام افزایش جریان هوای قوی

🇹🇷Turkish

dolu

Güçlü yükselen hava akımları olduğunda buz topaklarının çökelmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בָּרָד

משקעים של כדורי קרח כאשר יש זרמי אוויר עולים חזקים

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The primary meaning of 'hail' is 'precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents'.

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