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as in shouts
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
heard a holler from somewhere in the woods and ran toward it
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as in whines
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
there didn't seem to be a thermostat setting that wouldn't bring a holler from somebody
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as in complains
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 yells
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 hollers
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Blues developed after the Civil War (1861–65) and was influenced by 19th-century work songs and field hollers, minstrel show music, ragtime, and church music such as spirituals and hymns, as well as the folk and popular music of white Southerners.
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René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
Its rumble barreled over crowds gathered at KSC’s press site drowning out cheers, hollers and the clicking sounds of cameras snapping away pictures of the liftoff.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
During his very first talk show appearance onThe Ellen Show that same year, Dane joked about the famous scene and the use of double-stick tape to an audience of screaming women, clearly enjoying the crowd's appreciative mewls and hollers.
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Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns.
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Annie Joy Williams,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
On fall game days, the football team and marching band parade onto the field to loud cheers and hollers, fresh out of a Friday Night Lights episode.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
All the segments understand the assignment, aiming primarily to elicit hoots and hollers.
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James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
The town hall crowd received my comments with strong clapping and appreciative hoots and hollers.
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Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
The epic shot shows the massive scale of the Sphere as the Chicago Bulls theme plays in the background and Chalamet enthusiastically hoots and hollers in celebration.
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Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.
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Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
There are a few hoots and hollers as the others agree or protest.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
Ruidoso, New Mexico — The soft dribble of rain drapes a herd of cowboy hats as an auctioneer hollers bidding numbers into the mist.
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Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.
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Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Blues developed after the Civil War (1861–65) and was influenced by 19th-century work songs and field hollers, minstrel show music, ragtime, and church music such as spirituals and hymns, as well as the folk and popular music of white Southerners.
—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
Its rumble barreled over crowds gathered at KSC’s press site drowning out cheers, hollers and the clicking sounds of cameras snapping away pictures of the liftoff.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
During his very first talk show appearance onThe Ellen Show that same year, Dane joked about the famous scene and the use of double-stick tape to an audience of screaming women, clearly enjoying the crowd's appreciative mewls and hollers.
—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns.
—
Annie Joy Williams,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2026
On fall game days, the football team and marching band parade onto the field to loud cheers and hollers, fresh out of a Friday Night Lights episode.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
All the segments understand the assignment, aiming primarily to elicit hoots and hollers.
—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
The town hall crowd received my comments with strong clapping and appreciative hoots and hollers.
—
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center.
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Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.
—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
The epic shot shows the massive scale of the Sphere as the Chicago Bulls theme plays in the background and Chalamet enthusiastically hoots and hollers in celebration.
—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.
—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
There are a few hoots and hollers as the others agree or protest.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
Ruidoso, New Mexico — The soft dribble of rain drapes a herd of cowboy hats as an auctioneer hollers bidding numbers into the mist.
—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollers
Noun
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As the judge read out the sentences, shouts of protest rang out from the defendants’ box.
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The majority of fans on the Long Island, New York property appeared to be pulling against the Colorado native with countless shouts for his golf ball to find bunkers and minor roars after each of his five bogeys during the final round.
Noun
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The moans announced the doubt throughout Riviera’s 18th green amphitheater, a bowl full of thousands of fans unsure if the new guy could do it.
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At the moment that B’Tselem says Hathaleen collapsed, the visuals are jostled but moans of pain can be heard.
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If he had been forced to stick with readily available materials, Rashid complains, the deck behind the house would have been green or brown.
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The document complains about trade, customs officers, juryless courts, and judges’ salaries.
Verb
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Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder yells a lot of things from the dugout during a game, usually aimed at his own players.
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Sirianni yells to the man, who continues toward the building without a reaction.
Noun
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Through blood-curdling howls and rants about fascism, fraud, and fighting to understand your identity, Truck Violence push through ugliness to find something more unaltered and real.
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.
Noun
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The result was a menu of skin complaints – fungal, bacterial and otherwise.
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Florida ranks third in overall internet fraud complaints, as well as third in money lost, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center’s 2025 annual report.
Verb
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Pig screams were no different from our screams.
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Nothing screams summer like nautical stripes.
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Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered.
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Jennifer Brook cries her own tears for her husband.
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“Hollers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollers. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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