hooraying
Sayhuh-RAY-ing/həˈɹeɪɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of hooray.
The crowd was hooraying as the winner crossed the finish line.
Hooraying wildly, the supporters waved their flags above their heads.
Note
A shout that doubles as a verb: hooray is both the cry itself and the act of giving it, and this -ing form carries the verb. As a participle it builds progressives (they were hooraying) or opens a clause. As a gerund it works as a noun (the hooraying went on for hours). The y stays before -ing. The form has nothing to do with the derogatory British Hooray Henry, which is a noun only.
hooraying is a form of hooray
hooray, verb: To give a loud cry of excitement, as a crowd does when it cheers. Full entry
- Spelling
- hooray → hooraying: add -ing
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