holler
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈhɑːlər/
- Informal
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- After the scary scene in the movie, I let out a holler that startled everyone in the theater.
- give a holler
- loud holler
- hoots and hollers
And well deserved hoots and hugs and hollers and high fives as your degree is actually conferred.
- And well deserved hoots and hugs and hollers and high fives as your degree is actually conferred.
Examples
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The children gave a joyful holler when they spotted the ice cream truck coming down the street.
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"Jesse says he was having lunch up there a ways, and he heard the fellow holler."
Fiction book (1994) -
For a brief second, a holler muffled the sound of the shots.
Fiction book (1995) -
When the Pawnee women come up to skin out the kills, they'll raise a holler.
Fiction book (1994) -
When the girls are done, the crowd erupts in whistles and hollers.
Fiction book (2002) -
The drunken revelers whoop and holler, dancing with reckless abandon, ignoring the thunder and lightning.
Fiction book (1998) -
During the concert, the crowd erupted in a loud holler of excitement when the band took the stage.
Synonyms
596
1.0
A loud high cry made when someone is afraid or hurt
162
1.0
A loud cry to get attention or show strong feeling
142
1.0
A loud deep continuous sound made by animals, crowds, or machines
92
1.9
A very loud high, piercing noise that hurts the ears
75
1.0
A loud, sudden shout made when you feel strong pain, anger or excitement
47
4.1
A long loud cry that shows strong feeling
43
1.7
A long loud cry or laugh that shows strong feeling
30
3.4
A deep loud sound like an animal or thunder
20
4.6
A very loud deep shout like a lion's roar
20
3.7
A loud shout that shows joy or approval
15
3.0
A loud, very high sound like a scream made by a person or animal
4
5.9
A very loud deep shout like an animal's roar
3
7.2
A loud, long cry that sounds like an animal in pain
1
4.1
A very loud shout to show strong feeling or get attention
1
9.9
A very loud cry like an animal's call made by a person
1
9.9
A loud shout to call dogs in a hunt or get someone's attention
A very loud shout that sounds like an animal call
A loud shout to get attention from far away
A loud strong cry that someone or an animal makes
Compounds
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Etymology
The word holler for a very loud shout comes from the verb holler and old call words like holla, which meant 'call out', so a holler is a loud cry. That's why a holler can sound sudden and strong, sometimes like an animal call.