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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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 the market opened for business and hummed and hollered across the league Tuesday, the Canucks and their first-year management team remained on the sidelines.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Inside the iconic Cuban bar turned Scottish hotspot, the Tartan Army hollered as dancers dressed in green and yellow feather headdresses danced on top of the Ball & Chain bar.
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Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Pitman knocked at the open door and hollered the name on his list.
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Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
After beating the throw to first base, Bowen clapped his hands together and hollered a few times.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Another friend of mine hollered that to me at the Parkway Gardens, and that’s how Mickey came in.
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Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 May 2026
The families hollered in celebration and got an extra moment for photos once the popemobile stopped so Leo could bless a couple of babies.
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CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
His appearance was a surprise even to his colleagues, who stood up and applauded enthusiastically as the audience whooped and hollered.
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Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Inside the iconic Cuban bar turned Scottish hotspot, the Tartan Army hollered as dancers dressed in green and yellow feather headdresses danced on top of the Ball & Chain bar.
—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.
—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Pitman knocked at the open door and hollered the name on his list.
—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
After beating the throw to first base, Bowen clapped his hands together and hollered a few times.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Another friend of mine hollered that to me at the Parkway Gardens, and that’s how Mickey came in.
—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 May 2026
The families hollered in celebration and got an extra moment for photos once the popemobile stopped so Leo could bless a couple of babies.
—
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
His appearance was a surprise even to his colleagues, who stood up and applauded enthusiastically as the audience whooped and hollered.
—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollered
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Thompson screamed at the MTA worker before grabbing her and slashing on the left side of her nose, just below her eye, according to prosecutors.
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Ghosn’s name screamed out by shareholder As Nissan executives attempted to reassure investors that the company's latest turnaround plan would restore profitability, frustration boiled over inside the meeting hall.
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As Guo left the courtroom after the sentencing, supporters applauded and shouted toward him.
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Right after Canada finished its first knockout match victory in a World Cup, coach Jesse Marsch huddled his players on the grass of a stadium still in pandemonium and spoke from his heart — shouted, actually.
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In the meantime, residents of the Los Angeles neighborhood have complained of respiratory symptoms, and local businesses have tried to push on while feeling the economic impact spurred by the haze that has become a daily — and anxiety-inducing — occurrence.
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But passengers complained of a lack of information, hotel rooms were not available everywhere, and some travelers' journeys stretched through the night.
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Court filings state commissioners discussed allegations that Newton yelled at people and was not in the office during hours employees were expected to be present and available.
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Turner yelled from down the hallway.
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Traffic hummed and whined on I-85.
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Second, in a report of their own, the pro-business commissioners whined that all of this was unfair.
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The South cried hypocrisy on slavery, given that the seamen of Providence, Rhode Island, played a central role in the Atlantic slave trade.
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O’Loughlin, sitting in a wheelchair, wrapped an arm around him, and cried, too.
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In the shadows of the long-hut, the elders muttered among themselves—of portents and crops and weather and the storage of grain.
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As for one consistent complaint heard muttered amid bleary-eyed guests of the former Standard, Schrager confirms the appropriate adjustments have been made.
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Coach Arne Slot moaned about VAR but his problems lie much closer to home.
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Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.
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“Hollered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollered. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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