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holler.

A yell, shout.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɒlə/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/ˈhɔlə/Australia, British, Southern, Standard/ˈhɑlɚ/General-American/ˈhɒlɚ/Canada
  1. A yell, shout.

    I heard a holler from over the fence.
  2. Any communication to get somebody's attention.

    broadly · colloquial
    If you need anything, just give me a holler.
  3. A field holler.

Where this word comes from

American variant of holla, hallo or hollo.

verb/ˈhɒlə/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/ˈhɔlə/Australia, British, Southern, Standard/ˈhɑlɚ/General-American/ˈhɒlɚ/Canada
  1. To yell or shout.

    intransitive
    You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.
  2. To call out one or more words.

    transitive
  3. To complain, to gripe.

Where this word comes from

American variant of holla, hallo or hollo.

noun/ˈhɒlə/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/ˈhɔlə/Australia, British, Southern, Standard/ˈhɑlɚ/General-American/ˈhɒlɚ/Canada
  1. Alternative form of hollow (narrow valley between mountains).

    Appalachia · Southern-US · alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Variation of hollow.

adj/ˈhɒlə/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/ˈhɔlə/Australia, British, Southern, Standard/ˈhɑlɚ/General-American/ˈhɒlɚ/Canada
  1. Alternative form of hollow.

    Appalachia · Southern-US · alt-of · alternative · dialectal · especially · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Variation of hollow.

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