1
as in screamed
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
another city council meeting with residents hollering about the unsatisfactory collection of garbage
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2
as in shouted
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
there's no need to holler; I'm in the next room
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Recent Examples of hollered
Members have hissed and hollered at Presidents of the opposing party in recent years with casual regularity.
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Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Other vehicles honked while driving by, or whooped and hollered to show support.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2025
Players hollered while Blackwell met with the media about his 94-yard touchdown.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Behind us, a line of taxi drivers hollered as the police rummaged through the suspects’ belongings.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
People hollered and catcalled and threw things at the stage, feeling betrayed.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Sharks Mark Cuban and Greiner hooted and hollered their dislike of the espresso martini's taste.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Other vehicles honked while driving by, or whooped and hollered to show support.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2025
Players hollered while Blackwell met with the media about his 94-yard touchdown.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Behind us, a line of taxi drivers hollered as the police rummaged through the suspects’ belongings.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
People hollered and catcalled and threw things at the stage, feeling betrayed.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Sharks Mark Cuban and Greiner hooted and hollered their dislike of the espresso martini's taste.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Hollered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollered. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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