holler

POS

Noun, Verb (usu participle)

HYPHEN

hol=ler

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun holler has 2 senses

holler(n = noun.communication) bellow, bellowing, holla, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl - a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"

is a kind of call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell

Derived forms verb holler₂, verb holler₁

holler(n = noun.object) hollow - a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"

has particulars: dell, dingle

is a kind of vale, valley

Verb holler has 3 senses

holler(v = verb.communication) holler out - shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons"

is one way to shout

Derived forms noun holler₁, noun hollering₁

Sample sentences:
Sam and Sue holler
They holler that there was a traffic accident

holler(v = verb.communication) call, cry, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell - 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't hear me"

is one way to emit, let loose, let out, utter

Derived forms noun holler₁, noun hollering₁

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s

holler(v = verb.communication) beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, squawk - complain; "What was he hollering about?"

is one way to complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

holler, v. & n. US colloq.
--v.
1 intr. make a loud cry or noise.
2 tr. express with a loud cry or shout.
--n. a loud cry, noise, or shout.

Etymology

var. of HOLLO

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THESAURUS

holler

air a grievance, bark, battle cry, bawl, beef, beefing, bellow, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, boggle, boycott, call, call in question, caterwaul, challenge, cheer, clamor, complain, complaining, complaint, crab, croak, cry, cry out against, demonstrate, demonstrate against, demur, destructive criticism, dispute, dissent, enter a protest, expostulate, faultfinding, fret, fret and fume, fuss, grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouch, grouse, grousing, growl, grumble, grumbling, grunt, hail, halloo, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, kick, kicking, lodge a complaint, march, murmur, murmuring, mutter, object, peeve, peevishness, pet peeve, petulance, picket, press objections, protest, querulousness, raise a howl, rally, rallying cry, register a complaint, remonstrate, roar, scolding, scream, screech, scruple, shout, shriek, sit in, sniping, squall, squawk, squawking, squeal, state a grievance, strike, take on, teach in, vociferate, war cry, war whoop, whining, whoop, yammer, yap, yapping, yawl, yawp, yell, yell bloody murder, yelp, yo-ho, yowl

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