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Definition of Holler
1. Noun. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal). "His bellow filled the hallway"
Generic synonyms: Call, Cry, Outcry, Shout, Vociferation, Yell
Derivative terms: Bellow, Bellow, Bellow, Bellow, Hollo, Hollo, Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, Yowl, Yowl
2. Verb. Shout out. "They holler that there was a traffic accident "; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons"
3. Noun. A small valley between mountains. "He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
Specialized synonyms: Dell, Dingle
Generic synonyms: Vale, Valley
Derivative terms: Hollow
4. Verb. Utter a sudden loud cry. "Sam and Sue holler"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
Related verbs: Call, Call Out, Cry, Cry Out, Exclaim, Outcry, Shout
Specialized synonyms: Hollo, Hurrah, Halloo, Whoop, Pipe, Pipe Up, Shriek, Shrill, Howl, Roar, Ululate, Wail, Yaup, Yawl, Screak, Screech, Skreak, Skreigh, Squawk
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Derivative terms: Call, Cry, Cry, Hollering, Hollo, Scream, Screamer, Screaming, Shout, Shouting, Yell, Yell, Yelling
Also: Call Out, Cry Out
5. Verb. Complain. "What was he hollering about?"
Generic synonyms: Complain, Kick, Kvetch, Plain, Quetch, Sound Off
Derivative terms: Beef, Bellyacher, Crab, Gripe, Squawk, Squawker
Definition of Holler
1. Noun. A yell, shout. ¹
2. Noun. By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To yell or shout. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To call out one or more words ¹
5. Verb. To complain, gripe ¹
6. Noun. In South Midland and Southern (dialects of American English), a hollow. ¹
7. Noun. A rural road in the Appalachians in the U.S.A. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Holler
1. to yell [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: yell
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holler
Literary usage of Holler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1922)
"Helmuth P. holler, Ph. D., STD Lecture delivered before the Faculty of Oriental
University, ... HP holler, all of the Oriental University Faculty. A thesis. ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Court of the United by Samuel Blatchford (1879)
"In re William holler and others, Bankrupts. holding that the power of the District
Court was complete, and that there was no relief to he given on habeas ..."
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