The meaning of HOORAY is —used to express joy, approval, or encouragement. How to use hooray in a sentence.

The interjection expressing approval, exultation, or encouragement is variously spelled hurrah, hooray, and hurray. There are also some older forms— hurra, hurrea, and whurra, among others—that are …

HOORAY definition: a variant of hurrah See examples of hooray used in a sentence.

Define hooray. hooray synonyms, hooray pronunciation, hooray translation, English dictionary definition of hooray. or hur·rah or hur·ray interj. Used as an exclamation of pleasure, approval, elation, or victory.

(Definition of hooray from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Jan 18, 2026 · hooray (third-person singular simple present hoorays, present participle hooraying, simple past and past participle hoorayed) To shout an expression of excitement.

People sometimes shout ' Hooray! ' when they are very happy and excited about something.

hur•rah /həˈrɑ, -ˈrɔ/ also hur•ray /həˈreɪ/ interj., v., -rahed, -rah•ing also -rayed, -ray•ing, n. This word is used to express joy, exultation, appreciation, encouragement, or the like: Hurray! You did it! to shout …

Hooray definition: Used as an exclamation of pleasure, approval, elation, or victory.

hooray: Used as an exclamation of pleasure, approval, elation, or victory.