"hailing" in the verb sense
1. acclaim, hail, herald
praise vociferously
"The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
2. hail, come
be a native of
"She hails from Kalamazoo"
3. hail
call for
"hail a cab"
4. hail, herald
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
5. hail
precipitate as small ice particles
"It hailed for an hour"
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