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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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
But Vrabel stopped the photographer and hollered another directive.
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Bostwick asked as the audience hollered.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
As soon as the injury happened, Buccaneers players Tristan Wirfs and Tez Johnson immediately hollered for trainers, with Johnson putting his head in his hands after the injury happened.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Martin was onstage with Sweeney, Michôd and the rest of the cast as the Princess of Wales Theatre crowd hollered.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The communal experience of seeing movies in theaters was on full display at the weekend box office as audiences across the country screeched, screamed and hollered together when watching New Line’s original horror pic Weapons.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Members have hissed and hollered at Presidents of the opposing party in recent years with casual regularity.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollered
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Videos circulating on social media appeared to show a U-Haul truck moving quickly through a dense crowd as people screamed.—
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The photo outside Enzo Ferrari’s house in the grounds of its factory in Maranello, Italy, on his first day at the latter screamed ‘aura’.—
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Thompson shouted out the star, who joined the show in 2022, during a stop on the Richer Lives by Sofi podcast.—
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People shouted over each other as the performers dithered over ideas and raced around the venue.—
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So much that theaters complained.—
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Opponents at the meeting complained about the loss of privacy, traffic congestion and the lack of parking, and said the project by now was supposed to include retail and commercial elements that create a thriving town center.—
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As Clanton yelled for help, Yost got back on his feet, grabbed a lamp and waved it at Washington, the affidavit said.—
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The majority of these fans yelled for Vanderbilt, and Ralph thanked them for being loud through introductions to the final minutes when the Commodores needed them most.—
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Chip whined and nuzzled at my hand.—
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The kids were up at daybreak, congregating beneath the parachute, having already swung on the rope swing, picked on one another, cried a little, and gotten into a cooler of sodas.—
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Jane and Darlene have both cried on the runway recently.—
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As for one consistent complaint heard muttered amid bleary-eyed guests of the former Standard, Schrager confirms the appropriate adjustments have been made.—
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But the other 3%, often muttered by students prospectively examining transfer applications, is distinct.—
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Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.—
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Strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance, the shooting victim moaned, then screamed.—
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“Hollered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollered. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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