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holler

UK/ˈhɒlə/

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Australia/ˈhɔlə/

holler noun: a yell, shout. Also the alternative form of hollow.

Noun

holler (plural hollers)

  1. A yell, shout.
    • I heard a holler from over the fence.
    • Listen! Listen to the holler!
      If I write a book, it will be called "Life and How To Live It."1985 June 10, R.E.M., “Life and How to Live It”, in Fables of the Reconstruction
  2. (broadly, colloquial) Any communication to get somebody's attention.
    • If you need anything, just give me a holler.
  3. A field holler.

Verb

holler (third-person singular simple present hollers, present participle hollering, simple past and past participle hollered)

  1. (intransitive) To yell or shout.
    • You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.
    • “Immigrants are welcome here,” the crowd hollered. “Refugees belong here.”2025 June 27, Lila Hempel-Edgers, Damenica Ellis, “Protesters gathered in uptown Charlotte to oppose Trump bombing of Iran sites”, in The Charlotte Observer, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...
  2. (transitive) To call out one or more words.
  3. To complain, to gripe.

Proper noun capitalized: Holler

Holler (plural Hollers)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

holler is also the alternative form of hollow.

holler meaning in Persian

holler in Persian

a yell, shout
عربده 'arbade

Examples of holler in a sentence

  • He argued and hollered for so long that I finally capitulated just to make him stop.
  • Pay no heed to what she hollers — she's a ding-a-ling!
  • I could hear some protestors hollering, but I wasn't close enough to make out what was happening. What were they carrying on about?

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Synonyms of holler

All synonyms of holler

Forms of holler

Noun
pluralhollers
alternative formhollar
Verb
third-person singular presenthollers
present participlehollering
past participlehollered
pasthollered
Proper noun
pluralHollers

Plural of holler: hollers

Origin of holler

American variant of holla, hallo or hollo.

Variation of hollow.

Words formed from holler

Phrases with holler

Words that rhyme with holler

Questions about holler

What does holler mean?
Holler means a yell, shout.
What is holler in Persian?
Holler in Persian is عربده ('arbade). See Holler meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is holler?
Holler can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce holler?
Holler is pronounced /ˈhɒlə/ (UK).
What is the plural of holler?
The plural of holler is hollers.

Words near holler in the dictionary

  1. Hollenberg
  2. Hollender
  3. Hollenders
  4. Hollenkamp
  5. Hollens
  6. holler
  7. holler at
  8. holler back
  9. holler copper
  10. Holleran
  11. Hollerans

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