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holler en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɑlɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈhɔləɾ/ (Scotland)
  • [ˈhɔ̟lə] ~ [ˈhɞ̠lə] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈhɔlə/ (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈhɒlə/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈhɒlə/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈhɒlɚ/ (Canada)

Etymology

American variant of holla, hallo or hollo.

Meanings

  1. A yell, shout.
    • I heard a holler from over the fence.
    • Listen! Listen to the holler! If I write a book, it will be called "Life and How To Live It." 1985 June 10, R.E.M., “Life and How to Live It”, in Fables of the Reconstruction:
  2. (broadly, colloquial) Any communication to get somebody's attention.
    • If you need anything, just give me a holler.
  3. A field holler.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hollers Number=Plur lexicographic
hollar alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

a hoot and a holler

Synonyms

hollering · hurl · howl · outcry · cry · shout · scream

Translations (39)

nl gil (a yell, shout) · bg во́пъл (a yell, shout) · fa عربده (a yell, shout) · sv rop (a yell, shout) · pt grito (a yell, shout) · ru вскрик (a yell, shout) · de lauter Ruf (a yell, shout) · ro țipăt (a yell, shout) · nl brul (a yell, shout) · eo krio (a yell, shout) · de lauter Schrei (a yell, shout) · ro urlet (a yell, shout) · ru о́клик (by extension, any communication to get somebody's attention) · ro strigăt (a yell, shout) · de Zuruf (by extension, any communication to get somebody's attention) · it grido (a yell, shout) · it urlo (a yell, shout) · izh kiljahus (a yell, shout) · nl roep (a yell, shout) · nl geschreeuw (by extension, any communication to get somebody's attention) · nl gebrul (by extension, any communication to get somebody's attention) · bg стон (a yell, shout) · ru вы́крик (a yell, shout) · nl geroep (by extension, any communication to get somebody's attention) · el κραυγή (a yell, shout) · nl gegil (by extension, any communication to get somebody's attention) · fr cri (a yell, shout) · pt lembrete (by extension, any communication to get somebody's attention) · izh möry (a yell, shout) · pt toque (by extension, any communication to get somebody's attention) · es voceo (a yell, shout) · es grito (a yell, shout) · nl kreet (a yell, shout) · bg вик (a yell, shout) · fr hurlement (a yell, shout) · de Bescheid (by extension, any communication to get somebody's attention) · de Brüllen (a yell, shout) · nl schreeuw (a yell, shout) · es vociferación (a yell, shout)

holler en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɑlɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈhɔləɾ/ (Scotland)
  • [ˈhɔ̟lə] ~ [ˈhɞ̠lə] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈhɔlə/ (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈhɒlə/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈhɒlə/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈhɒlɚ/ (Canada)

Etymology

American variant of holla, hallo or hollo.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To yell or shout.
    • “Immigrants are welcome here,” the crowd hollered. “Refugees belong here.” 2025 June 27, Lila Hempel-Edgers, Damenica Ellis, “Protesters gathered in uptown Charlotte to oppose Trump bombing of Iran sites”, in The Charlotte Observer, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2026, Politics & Government:
    • 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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hollered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hollered Tense=Past lexicographic
hollering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hollar alternative lexicographic
hollers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

a hit dog will holler · hollerer · holler copper · holler back · holler at · holleration

Synonyms

shout

Translations (40)

bg викам силно (to yell, shout) · nl uitroepen (to call out one or more words) · quc raqik chi'/aj (to yell, shout) · ro urla (to yell, shout) · nl uitschreeuwen (to call out one or more words) · es vociferar (to call out one or more words) · sv hojta (to yell, shout) · bg сте́на (to yell, shout) · fi huikata (to yell, shout) · it urlare (to yell, shout) · sv hojta (to call out one or more words) · chr ᎠᏙᎯᎠ (to yell, shout) · el κραυγάζω (to yell, shout) · es aldabear (to call out one or more words) · it sbraitare (to yell, shout) · es gritar (to yell, shout) · bg изви́квам (to call out one or more words) · es huchear (to yell, shout) · ru кри́кнуть (to yell, shout) · ru вскри́кнуть (to yell, shout) · nl schreeuwen (to yell, shout) · es gritar (to call out one or more words) · ota سسلنمك (to yell, shout) · es vocear (to yell, shout) · nl brullen (to call out one or more words) · ru вскри́кивать (to yell, shout) · fr crier (to yell, shout) · es vociferar (to yell, shout) · bg изви́кам (to call out one or more words) · nl roepen (to yell, shout) · oj biibaagi (to yell, shout) · fr hurler (to yell, shout) · ru крича́ть (to yell, shout) · es gritonear (to yell, shout) · nl brullen (to yell, shout) · es huchear (to call out one or more words) · ota چاغرمق (to yell, shout) · es exclamar (to call out one or more words) · nl roepen (to call out one or more words) · es vocear (to call out one or more words)

holler en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɑlɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈhɔləɾ/ (Scotland)
  • [ˈhɔ̟lə] ~ [ˈhɞ̠lə] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈhɔlə/ (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈhɒlə/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈhɒlə/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈhɒlɚ/ (Canada)

Etymology

Variation of hollow.

Meanings

  1. (Appalachia, Southern-US, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, especially, not-comparable) Alternative form of hollow.
    alt of hollow
    • the holler tree

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hollar alternative lexicographic

holler en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɑlɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈhɔləɾ/ (Scotland)
  • [ˈhɔ̟lə] ~ [ˈhɞ̠lə] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈhɔlə/ (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈhɒlə/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈhɒlə/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈhɒlɚ/ (Canada)

Etymology

Variation of hollow.

Meanings

  1. (Appalachia, Southern-US, alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of hollow (narrow valley between mountains).
    alt of hollow

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hollers Number=Plur lexicographic
hollar alternative lexicographic