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HOLLER
bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl
(noun) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); “his bellow filled the hallway”
hollow, holler
(noun) a small valley between mountains; “he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians”
gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
(verb) complain; “What was he hollering about?”
shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
(verb) 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”
holler, holler out
(verb) shout out; “He hollered out to surrender our weapons”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
American variant of holla, hallo or hollo.
Noun
holler (plural hollers)
A yell, shout.
By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention.
Synonyms
• hollering
• cry, outcry
• howl
• hurl
• scream
• shout
Verb
holler (third-person singular simple present hollers, present participle hollering, simple past and past participle hollered)
(intransitive) To yell or shout.
(transitive) To call out one or more words
To complain, gripe
Synonyms
• shout
• See also shout
• See also complain
Etymology 2
Variation of hollow.
Noun
holler (plural hollers)
(Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow (small valley between mountains).
Adjective
holler (not comparable)
(dialectal, especially Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow.
Proper noun
Holler (plural Hollers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Holler is the 6933rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4836 individuals. Holler is most common among White (93.32%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
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