HOLLOING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson was not happy, shouting obscenities at the umpire and ripping him for his appearance.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Chappell likens it to a room shouting at you—too many patterns can look turbulent rather than playful, bold, and curated.

— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026

Definition of shouting

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If the baby continues crying even after the bassinet reaches its highest soothing setting, parents receive an alert through the mobile app.

— Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Those arrested — many of them torn from their crying children — were detained in squalid conditions for days at a time on the 10th floor that Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan earlier this year deemed inhumane.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Definition of crying

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The Nationals started calling some pitches from the dugout earlier this month, becoming the latest MLB team among a small but growing cohort who are breaking from the sport’s tradition in search of an analytical advantage.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Bouclé has been popular long enough that some designers are calling it oversaturated.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of calling

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After securing the victory over Argentina on Sunday, Yamal’s little brother, Keyne, could be seen running straight into his soccer star brother’s arms and screaming with joy over the win.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
The key is to train the mind to relax, just chill, even though somebody’s at the doorbell, even though somebody’s walking into the kitchen, little kids screaming through the house.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

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