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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Verb
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And there are people yelling for Dylan to come back.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2024 -
There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The Buccaneers started complaining to the officials about fouls.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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The irony of the quintessential real estate expert buying a home in the flight path of an international airport, then complaining about the noise, is not lost on the rest of Palm Beach County.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The whining about everyone else didn’t help, either.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2024
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Stop whining and thank your lucky stars for having a job.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Hollering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollering. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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