hollered; hollering
ˈhäl-riŋ 
ˈhä-lə-
1
: to cry out (as to attract attention or in pain) : shout
hollering for help
: to call out (a word or phrase)
hollering her daughter's name
holler
3 of 3chiefly dialectal variant of hollow
Synonyms
Examples of holler in a Sentence
Verb
He was hollering across the fields to his workers.
They were screaming and hollering at each other all night.
She hollered across the street, “Did you hear the news?”.
Someone was hollering my name.
People always holler about tax increases.
Noun
heard a holler from somewhere in the woods and ran toward it
there didn't seem to be a thermostat setting that wouldn't bring a holler from somebody
Recent Examples on the Web
David Gelles, New York Times, 19 July 2024
The song ended and a clash of bar sounds filled its void: ice shaking in tin, shuffleboard pucks clacking, a couple seated at the bar hollering in dismay at a TV suspended above the bartender’s head.
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 31 July 2024
Tucked deep down in a holler in rural Virginia, along a dirt road just off Route 221, and cradled by tall bull pines amid the Blue Ridge foothills, the annual FloydFest roared to life.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
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Verb
At the same time, the storm chaser in Timmer hollered with delight.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 19 July 2024
The song ended and a clash of bar sounds filled its void: ice shaking in tin, shuffleboard pucks clacking, a couple seated at the bar hollering in dismay at a TV suspended above the bartender’s head.
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Noun
The air was filled with whoops and hollers, punctuated by the sounds of balls plinking off the nearby table tennis and pickleball courts.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 31 July 2024
Tucked deep down in a holler in rural Virginia, along a dirt road just off Route 221, and cradled by tall bull pines amid the Blue Ridge foothills, the annual FloydFest roared to life.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
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“Holler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holler. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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