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
As soon as the injury happened, Buccaneers players Tristan Wirfs and Tez Johnson immediately hollered for trainers, with Johnson putting his head in his hands after the injury happened.
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Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Martin was onstage with Sweeney, Michôd and the rest of the cast as the Princess of Wales Theatre crowd hollered.
—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
Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Martin was onstage with Sweeney, Michôd and the rest of the cast as the Princess of Wales Theatre crowd hollered.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollered
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Across America, Halloween spending is expected to reach record levels this year, including large crowds waiting for their chance to be chased, startled and screamed at.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Sundae screamed, and the whole motel heard her.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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At the end of the tune, the proud dad shouted out a sweet message to his daughter and thanked everyone for their participation.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The young actress playing Grande’s mini-me in the second Wicked film is Scarlett Spears, whom the pop star shouted out in a sweet post on Instagram after the casting reveal.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tenants complained publicly for months about living among rats, mice, cockroaches and bed bugs.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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The news network mainly complained that many of the protestors were old white Boomers.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lorincz allegedly yelled at them and screamed racial slurs at them, the kids said in the affidavit.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Mazzulla yelled out calls, scrapped for rebounds and celebrated turnovers — and there were so, so many turnovers.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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My children cried themselves to sleep.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Across the room, Owens’ family cried with emotion.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the other 3%, often muttered by students prospectively examining transfer applications, is distinct.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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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 29 Oct. 2025.
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