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

  1. shout out
    • He hollered out to surrender our weapons

    Synonyms: holler out

    Type of: shout

    Related forms: hollering

  2. 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

  3. complain
    • What was he hollering about?

    Synonyms: gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache

    Type of: complain

holler as a noun

  1. 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

  2. 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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