# hails

Pronunciation: say "HAYLZ" /heɪlz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of hail. — third-person singular simple present indicative of hail
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of hail. Use this form after he, she, or it.
   - _The captain hails the approaching ship over the radio._
   - _Our new neighbor hails from Brazil._

## Noun

2. Plural of hail. — plural of hail
   - Simple: Plural of hail. Use it when talking about more than one shower of falling things.
   - _Successive hails of gunfire forced the patrol to take cover behind the wall._
   - _The crowd hurled hails of insults at the departing official._

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