holler
/ˈhɑlər/ (v informal)
Yell loudly.
Example:
Holler when you want me to come and get the suitcases. I’ll be in the garden.
hyperactive
/ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv/ (adj)
A person with too much energy.
Examples:
You are so hyperactive! Try yoga to help you relax.
hooky
/ˈhʊki/ (n informal)
play hooky
To stay away from school without permission from your parents to do so.
Example:
My brother used to play hooky with his friends so they could go bowling.
hubbub
/ˈhʌbʌb/ (n informal)
The noise made by a lot of people talking at the same time.
Example:
There’s too much hubbub in this restaurant. Let’s go somewhere quieter.
hiccup
/ˈhɪkʌp/ (n)
A stop in breath every few seconds – it causes a gasping noise.
Example:
I can’t eat or drink when I have the hiccups.
hype
/haɪp/ (n)
Making people think something is really good or important by talking about it a lot.
Example:
The media created a lot of hype about Obama before the 2008 US election.
highbrow
/ˈhaɪbraʊ/ (n)
Serious and perhaps difficult to understand.
Example:
That was a very highbrow movie. I was lost after the first 10 minutes!
haggard
/ˈhægərd/ (adj)
Looking old because you are tired or sick.
Example:
Andrew has been looking haggard since he started working at the bank.
hot-shot
/ˈhɑt-ʃɑt/ (n casual)
A successful and confident person.
Example:
Timothy is a hot-shot politician.
haunted
/ˈhɒntɪd/ (adj)
Where the spirits of dead people are believed to live.
Example:
I’m not going in that old house! It’s haunted!
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