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holler

hol·ler

UK/ˈhɒlə/ US/ˈhɔlə/ fairly common

verb

1.

shout out

  • “He hollered out to surrender our weapons”
Synonyms
2.

utter a sudden loud cry

  • “she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”
  • “I yelled to her from the window but she couldn”
3.

complain

  • “What was he hollering about?”

noun

1.

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

  • “his bellow filled the hallway”
2.

a small valley between mountains

  • “he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians”
Synonyms

Origin

American variant of holla, hallo or hollo.

Phrases

  • a hit dog will holler
  • a hoot and a holler
  • holler at
  • holler back
  • holler copper

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