holler
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1hol·ler
verb \ˈhä-lər\hol·leredhol·ler·ing \ˈhäl-riŋ, ˈhä-lə-\
Definition of HOLLER
intransitive verb
1
: to cry out (as to attract attention or in pain) : shout
transitive verb
: to call out (a word or phrase)
See Examples of HOLLER
- He was hollering across the fields to his workers.
- They were screaming and hollering at each other all night.
- She hollered across the street, “Did you hear the news?”.
- Someone was hollering my name.
- People always holler about tax increases.
Origin of HOLLER
alteration of hollo
First Known Use: 1592
Related to HOLLER
- Synonyms
- beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, complain, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl
2holler
nounDefinition of HOLLER
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: a freely improvised work song of black Americans <field hollers>
Examples of HOLLER
- <heard a holler from somewhere in the woods and ran toward it>
- <there didn't seem to be a thermostat setting that wouldn't bring a holler from somebody>
First Known Use of HOLLER
1825
Rhymes with HOLLER
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