hollered; hollering
ˈhä-lə-riŋ 
ˈhäl-riŋ
1
: to cry out (as to attract attention or in pain) : shout
hollering for help
: to call out (a word or phrase)
hollering her daughter's name
holler
3 of 3chiefly dialectal variant of hollow
Synonyms
Examples of holler in a Sentence
Verb
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.
Noun
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
The way Maniscalco hollered and lunged during the bit had the audience in stitches.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
As search and rescue teams continue to examine stream beds and debris piles in hollers throughout North Carolina's western mountains, the toll of lives lost in Hurricane Helene's horrific flooding mounts daily.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
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Verb
But visitors can do other kinds of hooting and hollering at Aspen Highlands, one of the four mountains that make up the Aspen Snowmass area (the others are Aspen, Buttermilk, and Snowmass), all skiable under a single lift pass.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
The way Maniscalco hollered and lunged during the bit had the audience in stitches.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
This corner of the South has also been putting country music on the map since the early 20th century when talent scout and music producer Ralph Peer traveled to Bristol from New York City to record the songs coming out of the area’s hills and hollers.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
As search and rescue teams continue to examine stream beds and debris piles in hollers throughout North Carolina's western mountains, the toll of lives lost in Hurricane Helene's horrific flooding mounts daily.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Holler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holler. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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