Meanings
holler1
plural hollers · alternative hollar
- broadlycolloquialAny communication to get somebody's attention.
If you need anything, just give me a holler.
- entertainmentA field holler.
present singular third person hollers · participle present hollering · participle past hollered · past hollered · alternative hollar
- intransitiveTo yell or shout.
You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.
1 more example
“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 - transitiveTo call out one or more words.
holler2
plural hollers · alternative hollar
- AppalachiaSouthern USalternativeAlternative form of hollow (narrow valley between mountains).
alternative hollar
- AppalachiaSouthern USalternativedialectalespeciallynot comparableAlternative form of hollow.
the holler tree
Holler3
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
verbutter a sudden loud cry
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian вик, стон
- вик (vik)a yell, shout
- стон (ston)a yell, shout
- во́пъл (vópăl)a yell, shout
- викам силно (vikam silno)to yell, shout
- сте́на (sténa)to yell, shout
- изви́квам (izvíkvam)to call out one or more words
- изви́кам (izvíkam)to call out one or more words
Dutch kreet, gil
- kreeta yell, shout
- gila yell, shout
- roepa yell, shout
- schreeuwa yell, shout
- brula yell, shout
- gebrulby extension, any communication to get somebody's attention
- gegilby extension, any communication to get somebody's attention
- geschreeuwby extension, any communication to get somebody's attention
- geroepby extension, any communication to get somebody's attention
- brullento yell, shout
- roepento yell, shout
- schreeuwento yell, shout
- brullento call out one or more words
- roepento call out one or more words
- uitroepento call out one or more words
- uitschreeuwento call out one or more words
Esperanto krio
- krioa yell, shout
Finnish huikata
- huikatato yell, shout
French cri, hurlement
- cria yell, shout
- hurlementa yell, shout
- crierto yell, shout
- hurlerto yell, shout
German lauter Ruf, lauter Schrei
- lauter Rufa yell, shout
- lauter Schreia yell, shout
- Brüllena yell, shout
- Zurufby extension, any communication to get somebody's attention
- Bescheidby extension, any communication to get somebody's attention
Greek κραυγή, κραυγάζω
- κραυγή (kravgí)a yell, shout
- κραυγάζω (kravgázo)to yell, shout
Italian urlo, grido
- urloa yell, shout
- gridoa yell, shout
- sbraitareto yell, shout
- urlareto yell, shout
Persian عربده
- عربده ('arbade)a yell, shout
Portuguese grito, toque
- gritoa yell, shout
- toqueby extension, any communication to get somebody's attention
- lembreteby extension, any communication to get somebody's attention
Romanian urlet, țipăt
- urleta yell, shout
- țipăta yell, shout
- strigăta yell, shout
- urlato yell, shout
Russian вскрик, вы́крик
- вскрик (vskrik)a yell, shout
- вы́крик (výkrik)a yell, shout
- о́клик (óklik)by extension, any communication to get somebody's attention
- крича́ть (kričátʹ)to yell, shout
- кри́кнуть (kríknutʹ)to yell, shout
- вскри́кивать (vskríkivatʹ)to yell, shout
- вскри́кнуть (vskríknutʹ)to yell, shout
Spanish grito, vociferación
- gritoa yell, shout
- vociferacióna yell, shout
- voceoa yell, shout
- gritarto yell, shout
- vociferarto yell, shout
- vocearto yell, shout
- gritonearto yell, shout
- huchearto yell, shout
- gritarto call out one or more words
- vocearto call out one or more words
- vociferarto call out one or more words
- exclamarto call out one or more words
- aldabearto call out one or more words
- huchearto call out one or more words
Swedish rop, hojta
- ropa yell, shout
- hojtato yell, shout
- hojtato call out one or more words
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with holler
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
holler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holler
“holler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holler. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holler.
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