| 单词 | holler |
| 释义 | holler (once / 2070 pages) 1vn 2n When you holler, you yell a little too loudly and abruptly. A kid stuck in a tree might holler for help until someone shows up to help him climb down. Holler is an informal verb, useful for those times you call out or shout. Your teacher might holler at the class if she gets angry enough, and you might holler at your sister to get out of your room at least once a day. A holler can also be a dip or depression in the land, a hollow. The word dates from the 17th century, a colloquial form of hollo, a variation on hello. WORD FAMILYholler: hollered, hollering, hollers+/hollering: hollerings USAGE EXAMPLES“That means stop,” the kids hollered back in unison before falling silent and waiting for Bennett’s instructions. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) I deserved to be yelled at, but the man I barged in front of was kind enough not to holler at me. Seattle Times(Dec 18, 2016) Strick enters the Scottish, they stay in a castle, and there's a cook and all this stuff, and they're hooting and hollering. Golf Digest(Dec 13, 2016) 1 1v utter a sudden loud cry Syn|Hypo|Hyper call, cry, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell call utter in a loud voice or announce call out, cry, cry out, exclaim, outcry, shoututter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy hollo cry hollo hurrahshout `hurrah!' hallooshout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention whoopshout, as if with joy or enthusiasm pipe, pipe up, shriek, shrillutter a shrill cry howl, roar, ululate, wail, yaup, yawlemit long loud cries screak, screech, skreak, skreigh, squawkutter a harsh abrupt scream caterwaul, yowlutter shrieks, as of cats squall, waul, wawlmake high-pitched, whiney noises emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) 2v shout out He hollered out to surrender our weapons Syn|Hyper holler out shout utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking) 3v complain What was he hollering about? Syn|Hyper beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, squawk complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness 4n a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) 2Syn|Hyper bellow, bellowing, holla, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition n a small valley between mountains Syn|Hypo|Hyper hollow dell, dingle a small wooded hollow vale, valley a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river |
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