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holler

/ holler /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
shout out
"He hollered out to surrender our weapons"
Type of:
shout
Derived:
bellow bellowing holla hollering hollo
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Something is ----ing PP
noun Sense 2
a small valley between mountains
"he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
Type of:
valley vale
Kinds of:
dell dingle
noun Sense 3
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
"his bellow filled the hallway"
Type of:
cry outcry call
Derived:
howl wrawl yammer yowl caterwaul
verb Sense 4
complain
"What was he hollering about?"
Type of:
complain kick plain
Derived:
whiner complainer moaner sniveller crybaby
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
utter emit let out
Kinds of:
hollo hurrah halloo whoop shriek
Derived:
bellow bellowing holla hollering hollo
Verb group:
call exclaim cry cry out outcry
See also:
call out exclaim cry cry out outcry
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
49
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

shout valley vale dell dingle cry outcry call complain kick plain utter