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
Recent Examples on the Web
David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Craig looked emotional at several points as his wife, Rachel Weisz, was beaming and hollering in unison with the crowd while standing on her feet.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2024
The audience jumped to their feet as the credits rolled with warm, enthusiastic applause and whoops and hollers for the cast, especially Kidman.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Verb
The crowd roared and Stutzman jumped from his chair, hollering and kicking his feet.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Craig looked emotional at several points as his wife, Rachel Weisz, was beaming and hollering in unison with the crowd while standing on her feet.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
Noun
Abutting a playpen overflowing with young Angelenos, amid a cacophony of hoots and hollers, and supervised by a stranger, the two slurped milkshakes, inhaled McNuggets, and spent an hour with Jayceon.
Justin — like Jamiesha and Jayceon — had also found himself in DCFS’ crosshairs.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2024
The audience jumped to their feet as the credits rolled with warm, enthusiastic applause and whoops and hollers for the cast, especially Kidman.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Holler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holler. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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