hail

noun
Pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds. (rain and hail bounced on the tiled roof)

noun
A shout or call used to attract attention. (Include as many hails of derisive laughter in your answer as possible.)

verb
Call out to (someone) to attract attention. (the crew hailed a fishing boat)
Acclaim enthusiastically as being a specified thing. (he has been hailed as the new James Dean)
Have one's home or origins in (a place) (he hails from Pittsburgh)