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
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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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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
But visitors can do other kinds of hooting and hollering at Aspen Highlands, one of the four mountains that make up the Aspen Snowmass area (the others are Aspen, Buttermilk, and Snowmass), all skiable under a single lift pass.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
This corner of the South has also been putting country music on the map since the early 20th century when talent scout and music producer Ralph Peer traveled to Bristol from New York City to record the songs coming out of the area’s hills and hollers.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
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Verb
When Snipes made his surprise appearance in Deadpool & Wolverine, audiences whooped and hollered.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
But visitors can do other kinds of hooting and hollering at Aspen Highlands, one of the four mountains that make up the Aspen Snowmass area (the others are Aspen, Buttermilk, and Snowmass), all skiable under a single lift pass.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
But the residents of the area’s tiny towns and hollers aren’t crows.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
This corner of the South has also been putting country music on the map since the early 20th century when talent scout and music producer Ralph Peer traveled to Bristol from New York City to record the songs coming out of the area’s hills and hollers.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Holler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holler. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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