Definition of herald

"herald" in the noun sense

1. herald, trumpeter

formal) a person who announces important news

"the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"

2. harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

"herald" in the verb sense

1. announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald

foreshadow or presage

2. acclaim, hail, herald

praise vociferously

"The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

3. hail, herald

greet enthusiastically or joyfully

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Quotations for herald

Time is the herald of truth. [ Cicero ]

Make knowledge circle with the winds;
But let her herald, Reverence, fly
Before her to whatever sky
Bear seed of men and growth of minds. [ Alfred Tennyson ]

It was the lark, the herald of the morn. [ William Shakespeare ]

Immortal art! Where'er the rounded sky
Bends over the cradle where thy children lie,
Their home is earth, their herald every tongue. [ Holmes ]

Hark! the herald angels sing, Glory to the new-born King:
Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled. [ Charles Wesley ]

I am no herald to inquire of men's pedigrees; it sufficeth me if I know their virtues. [ Sir P. Sidney ]

Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy if I could say how much. [ William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing ]

A lover is a herald who proclaims the merit, the wit, or the beauty of a woman: what does a husband proclaim? [ Balzac ]

Fear is an instructor of great sagacity, and the herald of all revolutions. It has boded, and mowed, and gibbered for ages over government and property. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

herald in Scrabble®

The word herald is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters herald:

HERALD
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herald in Words With Friends™

The word herald is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters herald:

HERALD
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Words within the letters of herald

2 letter words in herald (9 words)

3 letter words in herald (10 words)

5 letter words in herald (4 words)

6 letter words in herald (1 word)

herald + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence herald

Words that start with herald (7 words)

Words with herald in them (2 words)

Words that end with herald (1 word)

Word Growth involving herald

Shorter words in herald

era

he her

Longer words containing herald

heralded unheralded

heraldic

heralding

heraldress

heraldry

heralds