herald
/ˈhɛɹəld/ verb C2- To proclaim or announce an event. · Daffodils herald the Spring.
- To greet something with excitement; to hail. · The film was heralded by critics.
He/she/it heralds · Past heralded · Past participle heralded · -ing form heralding
Verb forms
- Base form
- herald
- He/she/it
- heralds
- Past
- heralded
- Past participle
- heralded
- -ing form
- heralding
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When all this was done, and the army disciplined, and the herald Mouse had duly proclaimed war by challenging the Weasels, the newly chosen generals bound their heads with straws, that they might be more conspicuous to all their troops.
Imagine, then, my thrill of terror when last night, as I lay awake, thinking over her terrible fate, I suddenly heard in the silence of the night the low whistle which had been the herald of her own death.
You know I never had tea at a manse before, and I’m not sure that I know all the rules of etiquette, although I’ve been studying the rules given in the Etiquette Department of the Family Herald ever since I came here.
“Herald, read the accusation!” said the King.
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