1
as in screamed
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
another city council meeting with residents hollering about the unsatisfactory collection of garbage
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2
as in shouted
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
there's no need to holler; I'm in the next room
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Recent Examples of hollered
Martin was onstage with Sweeney, Michôd and the rest of the cast as the Princess of Wales Theatre crowd hollered.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni hollered the situation.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
The communal experience of seeing movies in theaters was on full display at the weekend box office as audiences across the country screeched, screamed and hollered together when watching New Line’s original horror pic Weapons.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Members have hissed and hollered at Presidents of the opposing party in recent years with casual regularity.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Other vehicles honked while driving by, or whooped and hollered to show support.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2025
Players hollered while Blackwell met with the media about his 94-yard touchdown.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Behind us, a line of taxi drivers hollered as the police rummaged through the suspects’ belongings.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Sharks Mark Cuban and Greiner hooted and hollered their dislike of the espresso martini's taste.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni hollered the situation.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
The communal experience of seeing movies in theaters was on full display at the weekend box office as audiences across the country screeched, screamed and hollered together when watching New Line’s original horror pic Weapons.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Members have hissed and hollered at Presidents of the opposing party in recent years with casual regularity.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Other vehicles honked while driving by, or whooped and hollered to show support.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2025
Players hollered while Blackwell met with the media about his 94-yard touchdown.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Behind us, a line of taxi drivers hollered as the police rummaged through the suspects’ belongings.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Sharks Mark Cuban and Greiner hooted and hollered their dislike of the espresso martini's taste.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollered
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Witnesses screamed in horror and fled for cover after the bullet struck Kirk in the neck.—
Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Images shared on social media showed flames shooting high into the air as people screamed and ran from the scene in the Iztapalapa borough.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The plane’s window shades remained closed for the entire flight, and a guard at the front of the plane shouted at anyone who spoke.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Michel Iluz, whose son Guy Iluz was killed while captive in Gaza, shouted into the microphone at the Jerusalem protest, the pain in his voice mounting to a howl.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the past, fans and competitors have complained of long gaps in the schedule to start the season.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Gil complained that the mound was slick, and the grounds crew came out to work on it in between innings.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kylie jokingly yelled at Khloé, who quickly turned around and ran back into the house with a smile.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Brady yelled at e thoffensive linemen.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gomez said her tween sister cried while watching Inside Out 2.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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That her mom cried in the courtroom because the judge wouldn’t give her probation.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Although full disclosure, those two words were muttered in the press box Sunday after Nix had thrown two unsightly picks through the first three quarters of the Broncos’ win over Tennessee.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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There are few actors whose disembodied voices could carry long stretches of cinema, but Dafoe manages it, turning monologues about marionette mechanics or muttered complaints about hotel politics into something weirdly magnetic.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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From the other room, the victim moaned.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yankees fans have moaned and groaned about Aaron Boone’s deployment of Williams in crucial situations this season, and it’s only exacerbated now that every game counts in the postseason race.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Hollered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollered. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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