holler meaning
UK /ˈhɒləʊ/ US /ˈhɑlɚ/ 2 syllables
holler (verb): shout out.
holler has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.
holler as a verb
- shout out
- He hollered out to surrender our weapons
Synonyms: holler out
Type of: shout
Related forms: hollering
- 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
Synonyms: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, hollo, squall
Type of: utter
Kinds: hollo, hurrah, halloo, whoop, shriek, howl, squawk
Related forms: hollering
- complain
- What was he hollering about?
Synonyms: gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache
Type of: complain
holler as a noun
- a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
- his bellow filled the hallway
Synonyms: bellow, bellowing, holla, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl
Type of: cry
- a small valley between mountains
- he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians
Synonyms: hollow
Type of: valley
Kinds: dell
How to pronounce holler
holler is pronounced /ˈhɒləʊ/ in British English and /ˈhɑlɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Words that rhyme with holler
Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in ER · 6-letter words
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