Synonyms of hollering

hollering

verb

present participle of holler

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• screaming
• complaining
• whining
• muttering
• moaning
• growling
• whimpering
• kicking
• squealing
• grumbling
• squawking
• crying
• bitching
• wailing
• yammering
• murmuring
• worrying
• grousing
• bleating
• yowling
• griping
• nagging
• beefing
• keening
• carping
• inveighing
• caterwauling
• bellyaching
• yawping
• grouching
• whinging
• repining
• crabbing
• fussing
• grizzling
• protesting
• kvetching
• croaking
• grumping
• sobbing
• maundering
• kicking up a fuss
• quarreling (with)
• objecting (to)
• blubbering
• quibbling
• stewing
• fretting
• lamenting
• caviling
• bewailing
• deploring
• bemoaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing
• delighting
• taking
• accepting
• crowing
• bearing
• enduring
• cheering
• tolerating
• applauding
• commending
• countenancing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yelling
• shouting
• crying
• screaming
• calling
• bellowing
• roaring
• bawling
• thundering
• baying
• vociferating
• shrieking
• whooping
• sounding off
• screeching
• holloing
• crowing
• howling
• squealing
• wailing
• shrilling
• squeaking
• yowling
• hailing
• ululating
• caterwauling
• yawping
• speaking out
• speaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispering
• breathing
• muttering
• murmuring
• mumbling

Example Sentences

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