HOLLER
Dictionary entry overview: What does holler mean?
• HOLLER (noun)
The noun HOLLER has 2 senses:
1. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
2. a small valley between mountains
Familiarity information: HOLLER used as a noun is rare.
• HOLLER (verb)
The verb HOLLER has 3 senses:
1. shout out
2. utter a sudden loud cry
3. complain
Familiarity information: HOLLER used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• HOLLER (noun)
Meaning:
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
bellow; yowl; holloa; hollo; hollering; holler; holla; bellowing; roar; roaring
Context example:
his bellow filled the hallway
Hypernyms ("holler" is a kind of...):
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
Meaning:
A small valley between mountains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
holler; hollow
Context example:
he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians
Hypernyms ("holler" is a kind of...):
vale; valley (a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "holler"):
dell; dingle (a small wooded hollow)
• HOLLER (verb)
Meaning:
Shout out
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
holler; holler out
Context example:
He hollered out to surrender our weapons
Hypernyms (to "holler" is one way to...):
shout (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue holler
They holler that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Utter a sudden loud cry
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
scream; cry; yell; shout out; holler; squall; shout; hollo; call
Context examples:
she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle / I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
Hypernyms (to "holler" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "holler"):
hollo (cry hollo)
hurrah (shout 'hurrah!')
halloo (shout 'halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention)
whoop (shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm)
pipe; pipe up; shriek; shrill (utter a shrill cry)
howl; roar; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl (emit long loud cries)
screak; screech; skreak; skreigh; squawk (utter a harsh abrupt scream)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Complain
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
gripe; bellyache; beef; grouse; squawk; holler; crab
Context example:
What was he hollering about?
Hypernyms (to "holler" is one way to...):
complain; kick; kvetch; plain; quetch; sound off (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
