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holloing

verb

variants or hallooing
present participle of hollo
as in shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance far into the night searchers could be heard holloing for the lost child

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holloing
  1. shouting
  2. yelling
  3. crying
  4. calling
  5. screaming
Verb
  • The two of them spent the rest of the night pressed together in the crowded bar, shouting at each other to be heard over the sound of drunk youth.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Kelce said lovingly before shouting out how quickly and thoroughly Swift picked up all there is to know about his sport.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of shouting
Verb
  • But instead of formulating a plan, the suit argued, the officers began yelling at him.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Broadrick has said that Godflesh’s forthcoming final album, The End, will be more avant-garde — no yelling necessary.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of yelling
Verb
  • The investigation began May 4, 2025, when the city of Riverside officials received reports of a baby crying inside a dumpster.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • This audience listened in awed silence, and by the end of the song, everyone around us was crying as well, before jolting upward in a spontaneous standing ovation — one of three.
    — James Gunn, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of crying
Verb
  • Aquarius The open road is calling, urging you to put the pedal to the metal and visit places that remind you of your childhood and evoke the harvest time.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Coach Jeff Hafley took some responsibility on Jackson’s poor play, calling it more inconsistent than anything else.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of calling
Verb
  • Most of the audience shots this year are screaming fans, whose enthusiasm is cute but not especially interesting.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Day is relieving tension from his long travel day, screaming wildly for his co-worker David.
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of screaming
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“Holloing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holloing. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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