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holler¹

  • /ˈhɒlə/ Northern England, UK, Wales
  • /ˈhɔlə/ Australia, British, Southern
  • /ˈhɑlɚ/ US
  • /ˈhɒlɚ/ Canada
  • /ˈhɒlə/ New Zealand
  • [ˈhɔ̟lə] ~ [ˈhɞ̠lə] New Zealand
  • /ˈhɔləɾ/ Scotland

Sounds like hauler (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒlə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

American variant of holla, hallo or hollo.

noun hollers · hollar

  1. A yell, shout. I heard a holler from over the fence.
  2. broadly, colloquial Any communication to get somebody's attention. If you need anything, just give me a holler.
  3. A field holler.

Similar: hollering, cry, outcry, howl, hurl, scream, shout

verb hollers · hollering · hollered · hollar

  1. intransitive To yell or shout. You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.
  2. transitive To call out one or more words.
  3. To complain, to gripe.

Similar: shout

holler²

  • /ˈhɒlə/ Northern England, UK, Wales
  • /ˈhɔlə/ Australia, British, Southern
  • /ˈhɑlɚ/ US
  • /ˈhɒlɚ/ Canada
  • /ˈhɒlə/ New Zealand
  • [ˈhɔ̟lə] ~ [ˈhɞ̠lə] New Zealand
  • /ˈhɔləɾ/ Scotland

Sounds like hauler (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒlə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Variation of hollow.

noun hollers · hollar

  1. Appalachia, Southern US, alternative Alternative form of hollow (narrow valley between mountains).

adjective hollar

  1. Appalachia, Southern US, alternative, dialectal, especially, not comparable Alternative form of hollow the holler tree

Holler³

proper noun Hollers

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: hollering, cry, outcry, howl, hurl, scream, shout

verb

Similar: shout

Translations

Every language

noun a yell, shout

Españolgrito, vociferación, voceo
Portuguêsgrito
Françaiscri, hurlement
Deutschlauter Ruf, lauter Schrei, Brüllen
Italianourlo, grido
Ελληνικάκραυγή kravgí
Românăurlet, țipăt, strigăt
Русскийвскрик vskrik, вы́крик výkrik

noun by extension, any communication to get somebody's attention

Portuguêstoque, lembrete
DeutschZuruf, Bescheid
Русскийо́клик óklik

verb to yell, shout

Españolgritar, vociferar, vocear, gritonear, huchear
Françaiscrier, hurler
Italianosbraitare, urlare
Ελληνικάκραυγάζω kravgázo
Românăurla
Русскийкрича́ть kričátʹ, кри́кнуть kríknutʹ, вскри́кивать vskríkivatʹ, вскри́кнуть vskríknutʹ

verb to call out one or more words

Españolgritar, vocear, vociferar, exclamar, aldabear, huchear

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@misc{holler_2026,
  title = {holler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}