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hollering

hollering is the present participle and gerund of holler.

Meaning of 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.
  2. (transitive) To call out one or more words.
  3. To complain, to gripe.

See all 7 meanings of holler

Noun

hollering (plural hollerings)

  1. The act of one who hollers.
    • They can have no idea who I am or what I've done, but they leap to and give slapstick chase anyway, their cartoon hollerings — "Stop! Thief" — sounding in my ears as I tear up the avenue[…]2002, Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World, page 100

Forms of hollering

pluralhollerings

Phrases with hollering

Questions about hollering

What does hollering mean?
Hollering means the act of one who hollers.
What is hollering the present participle and gerund of?
Hollering is the present participle and gerund of holler.
What part of speech is hollering?
Hollering is a noun.
What is the plural of hollering?
The plural of hollering is hollerings.

Words near hollering in the dictionary

  1. hollered back
  2. hollered copper
  3. hollerer
  4. hollerers
  5. hollerin'
  6. hollering
  7. hollering at
  8. hollering back
  9. hollering copper
  10. hollerings
  11. Hollerith

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