HOLLERING Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

hollering

verb

present participle of holler

as in screaming

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 yelling

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 hollering More than 40,000 patrons crammed into Wrigley Field and the Cubs fans in the crowd were hooting and hollering after their team took a 5-0 lead through six innings Saturday, following a 16-2 win on Friday. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Timothée Chalamet exited through the same tunnel and was also hooting and hollering with his fellow Knicks fans. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 11 June 2026 But Marsch stays ahead of the game, hollering in anticipation before a one-timer is fired. — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 June 2026 Down the way, a bunch of young fellas were hooting and hollering. — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 None of these words mean anything to me, but there was more hooting and hollering for this announcement in the press section of Caesar's than for any other piece of news today, so that's gotta count for something. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026 The officer responded after hearing the father hollering for help. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026 Those take-one-for-the-team moments had the Lakers’ reserves up and hollering. — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026 Early this season, Coen, a former UMass quarterback who coached under Sean McVay with the Los Angeles Rams, was seen hollering at Lawrence on the sideline after an incompletion. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025

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In the video, the crowd could be heard cheering and screaming.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 13 July 2026
No stranger to delivering a live performance for thousands of screaming fans, Dwayne Johnson is looking to add a Broadway show to his extensive resume.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 July 2026

Definition of screaming

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In short order, users started complaining about multiple system reboots rather than the one expected with a security update.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Nights in a restaurant are often spent describing flavors, in sensory attention—at least when they aren’t filled with flirting with your coworkers or complaining about guests.

— Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

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Complete strangers become confidants, newcomers are entrusted with the secret rituals of the forest (like shouting for the always elusive Carl), and trading trinkets and kandi is the reigning social currency.

— Taryn Valentine, SPIN, 10 July 2026
During a meeting last month, dozens of students and educators packed the school board’s auditorium to support Broderick, in a contentious meeting that at times erupted in shouting amid questions over what can be said during public comments.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Definition of shouting

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If the baby continues crying even after the bassinet reaches its highest soothing setting, parents receive an alert through the mobile app.

— Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Those arrested — many of them torn from their crying children — were detained in squalid conditions for days at a time on the 10th floor that Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan earlier this year deemed inhumane.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Definition of crying

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An edgy confrontation The Rangers were still seething as Keenan attempted to address the team following a demoralizing 3-1 loss, with a few snapping back or muttering under their breath.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 May 2026
On Tuesday, cameras caught Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing muttering something after looking back at the Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee, who was in discomfort after an awkward slide at home plate.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of muttering

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Swinging his hips, moaning into the mic and briefly getting promiscuous with a mic stand was the authenticity that the majority-millennial crowd expected.

— Sophie Lindberg July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Federal officers stand over a man with a bloody shirt who is handcuffed face down, moaning in pain as his left foot shakes.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of moaning

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