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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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
Timothée Chalamet exited through the same tunnel and was also hooting and hollering with his fellow Knicks fans.
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Tim Rohan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
By the end of Alba’s rendition, the entire team was hollering and cheering and urging Messi to go next.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 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
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
Tim Rohan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
By the end of Alba’s rendition, the entire team was hollering and cheering and urging Messi to go next.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollering
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The cells are basically screaming ‘Hey, our DNA is getting cooked here,’ and that stimulates the pigment cell.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
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Police said officers were dispatched after a caller reported hearing a woman screaming inside an apartment.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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A lot of yelling and screaming.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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She was arrested last summer for yelling at imaginary people due to her psychiatric challenges, Murphy said.—
Jack Dura,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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The amplifying of complaining subcontractors, always easy to find.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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But many Spotify users voiced displeasure at the change-up, with some complaining that the disco ball looked pixelated on a small phone screen and, generally, was visually displeasing.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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As Pillay speaks, he is interrupted by random beeps and Canada’s players shouting either in frustration or excitement nearby.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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There’s been such an outpouring of people online, from film critics to awards pundits, shouting out your performance.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Stop whining and complaining, people.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
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Well, certainly a lot of whining about technology.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Then and only then did Brunson wrap his head in a towel, double over at the waist and start crying.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Having never lived away from home before, Holman-Robinson later recalled crying after the move.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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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
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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
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The process left Carruthers bleeding and moaning on May 21, according to the witness, Maria DeLiberato, senior counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union's Capital Punishment Project.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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The stuff with a load of people wearing wigs moaning about taxes just isn’t seen as very glamorous.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2026
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“Hollering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollering. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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