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
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.
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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.
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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.
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Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Down the way, a bunch of young fellas were hooting and hollering.
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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.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Apr. 2026
The officer responded after hearing the father hollering for help.
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Mike Snider,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Those take-one-for-the-team moments had the Lakers’ reserves up and hollering.
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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.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Dec. 2025
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.
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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.
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Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Down the way, a bunch of young fellas were hooting and hollering.
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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.
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Mike Snider,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Those take-one-for-the-team moments had the Lakers’ reserves up and hollering.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollering
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The couple’s relationship began with a friendship bracelet and a podcast shout-out in July 2023, and by September Swift was screaming profanities in support of her new favorite football player.
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As Rayan began screaming, al-Ajeen, whose family has long farmed in the area, picked up his son and began walking again.
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One of the suspects directed a dog to attack a 54-year-old man while yelling slurs, police said.
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Conrad then began yelling and screaming at Rob, calling him terrible names.
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But John Healey stepped down as defense secretary this month after complaining that Starmer was not moving fast enough to meet the target.
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Still, some users are complaining online.
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But just to their left stood a horde of pro-transgender activists, some wearing costumes and others partially unclothed, shouting curse words.
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An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said.
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Stop whining and complaining, people.
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Well, certainly a lot of whining about technology.
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Olivia Bithorn, 36, was crying in court Monday as the Nassau County District Attorney's Office described how her long history of alcohol abuse allegedly led to her 18-month-old son's death.
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One Jewish woman recounted taking her eight-year-old daughter to a restaurant at Bondi only for her daughter to start 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.
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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.
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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.
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The stuff with a load of people wearing wigs moaning about taxes just isn’t seen as very glamorous.
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“Hollering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollering. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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