Synonyms for holler

Most common

shout · scream · cry · howl

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

whisper

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A yell, shout.

   I heard a holler from over the fence.

2. v. 1

   To yell or shout.

   You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.

3. v. 2

   To call out one or more words.

Related words

Phrases

field holler

Forms

Plural

hollers → shouts, screams, howls, roars…

Past participle

hollered
e.g. hollered → squawked, bitched, groused, griped…

Example sentences

• cry The girl began to cry at the sight of the big dog.
• scream She heard him scream, so she ran into his bedroom.
• shout He ordered the boys not to shout in the classroom.
• howl Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
• hollow Near Sleepy Hollow is a village called Tarry Town.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

cry¹

4 letters

call¹, beef¹, yell¹, crab¹, roar¹, howl¹, hurl¹, bawl¹, yowl

5 letters

bitch¹, shout¹, gripe¹, bleat, hollo²

6 letters

scream¹, hollow², outcry², grouse¹, bellow², squall¹, clamor², squawk¹, grouch¹, halloo, holloa

7 letters

roaring², exclaim², clamour²

9 letters

bellowing³, hollowing³, bellyache³

10 letters

vociferate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hollo² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

beuglement

Italiano

muggito