hollered; hollering
ˈhä-lə-riŋ 
ˈhäl-riŋ
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
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
On Thursday, Wallace could be heard hollering alerts, other defensive backs were calling out coverages and defensive linemen were jawing back and forth with Tennessee’s front.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
Before factories closed, too, companies courted workers from the holler, who brought their values and customs with them.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Verb
These bites of heaven get a double layer of cheesy goodness that's enough to make a Southern crowd holler.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
On Thursday, Wallace could be heard hollering alerts, other defensive backs were calling out coverages and defensive linemen were jawing back and forth with Tennessee’s front.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Noun
Loading your audio article MORGANTOWN, W.V. — Somewhere deep in West Virginia’s hollers under a cold and dismal gray sky, UCF’s season ended.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
Before factories closed, too, companies courted workers from the holler, who brought their values and customs with them.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Holler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holler. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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