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holler
hol·ler 1 H0240900 (hŏl′ər)v. hol·lered, hol·ler·ing, hol·lers v.intr.1. To yell or shout.2. Informal To complain.v.tr. To shout out (words or phrases). See Synonyms at yell.n.1. A yell or shout; a call.2. Informal A complaint or gripe. [From obsolete hollo, hail!, stop!; see hello.]
hol·ler 2 H0240900 (hŏl′ər)adj.v. & n. Chiefly Upper Southern US Variant of hollow.Our Living Language One feature of Upper Southern English and specifically of Appalachian English is its pronunciation of the final unstressed syllable in words such as hollow, window, and potato as (ər). Holler, winder, and tater are merely variant pronunciations reflected in spelling. As a noun, holler has the specific meaning in the Appalachians of "a small valley between mountains": They live up in the holler underneath Big Bald Mountain.holler (ˈhɒlə) vbto shout or yell (something)na shout; call[variant of C16 hollow, from holla, from French holà stop! (literally: ho there!)]hol•ler (ˈhɒl ər) v. -lered, -ler•ing, n. v.i. 1. to cry aloud; shout; yell. v.t. 2. to shout: to holler insults. n. 3. a loud cry; shout. [1690–1700, Amer.; variant of holla (see hallo)] holler Past participle: hollered Gerund: hollering
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I holler | you holler | he/she/it hollers | we holler | you holler | they holler |
Preterite |
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I hollered | you hollered | he/she/it hollered | we hollered | you hollered | they hollered |
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I am hollering | you are hollering | he/she/it is hollering | we are hollering | you are hollering | they are hollering |
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I have hollered | you have hollered | he/she/it has hollered | we have hollered | you have hollered | they have hollered |
Past Continuous |
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I was hollering | you were hollering | he/she/it was hollering | we were hollering | you were hollering | they were hollering |
Past Perfect |
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I had hollered | you had hollered | he/she/it had hollered | we had hollered | you had hollered | they had hollered |
Future |
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I will holler | you will holler | he/she/it will holler | we will holler | you will holler | they will holler |
Future Perfect |
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I will have hollered | you will have hollered | he/she/it will have hollered | we will have hollered | you will have hollered | they will have hollered |
Future Continuous |
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I will be hollering | you will be hollering | he/she/it will be hollering | we will be hollering | you will be hollering | they will be hollering |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been hollering | you have been hollering | he/she/it has been hollering | we have been hollering | you have been hollering | they have been hollering |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been hollering | you will have been hollering | he/she/it will have been hollering | we will have been hollering | you will have been hollering | they will have been hollering |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been hollering | you had been hollering | he/she/it had been hollering | we had been hollering | you had been hollering | they had been hollering |
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I would holler | you would holler | he/she/it would holler | we would holler | you would holler | they would holler |
Past Conditional |
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I would have hollered | you would have hollered | he/she/it would have hollered | we would have hollered | you would have hollered | they would have hollered |
HollerColloquial for Hollow.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | holler - a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"bellow, bellowing, holla, hollering, hollo, holloa, yowl, roar, roaringcry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" | | 2. | holler - a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"hollowdell, dingle - a small wooded hollowvale, valley - a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river | Verb | 1. | holler - shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons"holler outshout - utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" | | 2. | holler - 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"cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, hollo, callcall - utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids"cry out, exclaim, call out, outcry, shout, cry - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"hollo - cry hollohurrah - shout `hurrah!'halloo - shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attentionwhoop - shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table"pipe, shriek, shrill, pipe up - utter a shrill crylet loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"ululate, wail, yaup, yawl, howl, roar - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"skreigh, squawk, screak, screech, skreak - utter a harsh abrupt scream | | 3. | holler - complain; "What was he hollering about?"beef, bellyache, bitch, gripe, grouse, squawk, crabkvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
holler (Informal)verb1. (sometimes with out) yell, call, cry, shout, cheer, roar, hail, bellow, whoop, clamour, bawl, hurrah, halloo, huzzah (archaic) He hollered for help.noun1. yell, call, cry, shout, cheer, roar, hail, bellow, whoop, clamour, bawl, hurrah, halloo, huzzah (archaic) The men were celebrating with drunken whoops and hollers.hollerverbTo speak or say very loudly or with a shout:bawl, bellow, bluster, call, clamor, cry, halloo, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell.nounA loud cry:call, halloo, shout, yell.Translationsholler (ˈholə) verb to shout. He hollered at the boy to go away; He's hollering about the cost of petrol again. 叫喊 叫喊holler
holler outTo shout or yell (something in particular, which can be named between "holler" and "out"). Becky hollered out when I accidentally stepped on her foot. Just holler some instructions out, and I'll start working on this.See also: holler, outholler uncleTo admit defeat or plead for mercy, especially in an informal physical contest of some kind. The brothers often play fought, but it was invariably the younger of the two who had to holler uncle by the end.See also: holler, unclehoot and hollerTo voice displeasure or unhappiness. There's no need to hoot and holler, Eleanor—we'll figure out a solution. Oh boy, what's the boss hooting and hollering about now?See also: and, holler, hootholler something outto yell something out. The guard hollered a warning out. They hollered out a warning.See also: holler, outholler uncle and cry uncle; say uncleFig. to admit defeat. Joe kept pounding on Jim, trying to get him to holler uncle. He twisted my arm until I cried uncle.See also: holler, unclehoot and hollerto shout in disapproval; to call and shout one's displeasure. After the umpire rendered his decision, the spectators hooted and hollered their thoughts on the matter. It's hard to play a good game of basketball when the fans are hooting and hollering at everything you do.See also: and, holler, hoottwo (w)hoops and a hollerRur. a short distance. Lexington? That's just two whoops and a holler from here. We're just two hoops and a holler from the downtown.See also: and, holler, hoop, twoholler
Synonyms for hollerverb yellSynonyms- yell
- call
- cry
- shout
- cheer
- roar
- hail
- bellow
- whoop
- clamour
- bawl
- hurrah
- halloo
- huzzah
noun yellSynonyms- yell
- call
- cry
- shout
- cheer
- roar
- hail
- bellow
- whoop
- clamour
- bawl
- hurrah
- halloo
- huzzah
Synonyms for hollerverb to speak or say very loudly or with a shoutSynonyms- bawl
- bellow
- bluster
- call
- clamor
- cry
- halloo
- roar
- shout
- vociferate
- whoop
- yawp
- yell
noun a loud crySynonymsSynonyms for hollernoun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)Synonyms- bellow
- bellowing
- holla
- hollering
- hollo
- holloa
- yowl
- roar
- roaring
Related Words- cry
- outcry
- shout
- vociferation
- yell
- call
noun a small valley between mountainsSynonymsRelated Wordsverb shout outSynonymsRelated Wordsverb utter a sudden loud crySynonyms- cry
- scream
- shout out
- yell
- squall
- shout
- hollo
- call
Related Words- call
- cry out
- exclaim
- call out
- outcry
- shout
- cry
- hollo
- hurrah
- halloo
- whoop
- pipe
- shriek
- shrill
- pipe up
- let loose
- let out
- utter
- emit
- ululate
- wail
- yaup
- yawl
- howl
- roar
- skreigh
- squawk
- screak
- screech
- skreak
verb complainSynonyms- beef
- bellyache
- bitch
- gripe
- grouse
- squawk
- crab
Related Words- kvetch
- plain
- quetch
- complain
- sound off
- kick
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