1
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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2
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
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.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Probst is as bad as any of them about this — look back no further than the amount of airtime on Wednesday’s finale that was spent hollering about Savannah making Survivor history by winning as many challenges as five other women in show history.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Literally people went crazy, hooting and hollering.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Anez Cooper were hollering for the play.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
To celebrate our arrival, my fellow travelers and I run into the sea, hooting and hollering at the pins-and-needles cold.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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
Dylan brought it out wide on the freeway ramp, the tires soft, and bald, and skidding on the powdered gravel, and Bob took to hollering with his head hung out the window like a big dog.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Probst is as bad as any of them about this — look back no further than the amount of airtime on Wednesday’s finale that was spent hollering about Savannah making Survivor history by winning as many challenges as five other women in show history.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Literally people went crazy, hooting and hollering.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Anez Cooper were hollering for the play.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
To celebrate our arrival, my fellow travelers and I run into the sea, hooting and hollering at the pins-and-needles cold.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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
Dylan brought it out wide on the freeway ramp, the tires soft, and bald, and skidding on the powdered gravel, and Bob took to hollering with his head hung out the window like a big dog.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollering
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Something changed, though, because the next morning, Van Lent and Eikenberg entered into a screaming match in Naja’s office for everyone to see.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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In a post on Monday, the rescue said Denali has been screaming in pain and doesn't want to eat or get up.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Thankful for it all, the ups, the downs, the bad practices, the coaches yelling at me, not even believing in myself.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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According to The Associated Press, LaBeouf was reprimanded for allegedly yelling homophobic slurs while hitting multiple people near the French Quarter last week.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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More recently, a project to construct community hubs for each of Harvey’s six wards has been in limbo, with residents complaining about the blight created by the unfinished construction sites at the most recent City Council meeting.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Everybody’s complaining about somebody.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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At one point nearly three hours into the meeting, Mayor White called a recess after audience members who were upset about time limits for speakers started shouting at the city clerk and members of the council.—
Stacy Brandt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The hum of stockbrokers, pacing the room and shouting into headsets, was audible below him.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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After months and months of ceaseless whining about the doxxing of ICE agents, there hasn’t been a single peep from Attorney General Pam Bondi about the future of facial recognition in Meta glasses.—
Sarah Jeong,
The Verge,
1 Mar. 2026
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Extra points are awarded here to families who avoid any whining about this.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Men were seen hugging and crying, resting against shuttered storefronts, unable to contain their grief.—
Max Butterworth,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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Telling a child to stop crying sends the message that their feelings don't matter.—
Vicki Glembocki,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2026
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Old friend Daniel Vladar was spectacular in making 26 saves, several of which had Morgan Geekie (nine total shots, five on net, two blocked, two misses) muttering to himself.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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Then, while there was still enough light to see them plainly, the two came stalking out of the brush, growling and muttering.—
Doris DeCleene,
Outdoor Life,
25 Feb. 2026
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While Slot was moaning about having to play two away matches in four days (and about missing a couple of key players), Emery, also without important figures such as Boubacar Kamara, was overseeing his Villa side playing the same tough schedule and win both games without conceding a goal.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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While lying on the pavement, he could be heard moaning as an officer shouted at him not to move.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
13 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hollering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollering. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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