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holler

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verb

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Recent Examples of holler
Noun
Her head was filled with a cookbook of dishes passed down from generations of family who lived in the hollers of southeastern Kentucky. Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 In every direction, the trees were scattered like carcasses in a slasher film, covering nearly every square inch of the holler below. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Verb
Even Seth Rogen, a surprise guest, was cheering and hollering while holding a camera throughout the ovation and snapping photos the entire time. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2025 Eagles coach Nick Sirianni hollered the situation. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for holler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holler
Noun
  • Jack Grealish on loan to Everton at No 1 is a fair shout.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That’s the midnight shout that shakes me from deep sleep into utter concentration.
    Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The unfiltered electric soundtrack of the Evija goes from a piercing whine to an ear-splitting shriek.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Moscow’s escalating air war and the distinctive whine of Shaheds is now forcing Ukrainians out of their beds and into shelters and metro stations on an almost-nightly basis.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • Some Russians already have complained about Max’s functionality (and mocked VK’s semi-cheesy, semi-effective enlistment of rappers, comedians, and influencers to promote it).
    Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t-complain, just-eat-your-meal type people.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One Auburn fan leaned over the railing, waved his middle finger and yelled.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • So, when peace activist Abbie Hoffman crashed the stage and started yelling into guitarist Pete Townshend's microphone, Townshend was having none of it.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the middle of the forest, the only sounds biologist Kimberly Rosvall could hear were the croaks of nocturnal frogs and the distant howl of a coyote.
    Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Known for their loud personalities, huskies are no stranger to using their voices, but a video of a senior, deaf husky's silent howl is proving that even without sound, the breed still speaks volumes.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Most of these are held in a tent, from which loud, ecstatic moans can be heard for seemingly miles around.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At the slightest provocation, Ye bullies, hectors, and screams at everyone from Paris fashion-show lackeys to the mother of his child.
    Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
  • For a company like Tesla, dumping the AM/FM radio to cut costs does not exactly scream innovation.
    Patrick George, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE, Van Dyke recalled crying when the Sherman Brothers first played the now-iconic songs for him.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • While naysayers may argue Dalio is the boy who cried wolf, his caution has paid off in the past.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Holler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holler. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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