HAILING

Of hail, to fall from the sky.

"They say it's going to hail tomorrow."

To send or release hail.

"The cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes."

To pour down in rapid succession.

To greet; give salutation to; salute.

To name; to designate; to call.

"He was hailed as a hero."

To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of

"Hail a taxi."

The act by which somebody is hailed.