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English noun: holler | |||
| 1. | holler (communication) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) | ||
| Samples | His bellow filled the hallway. | ||
| Synonyms | bellow, bellowing, holla, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell | ||
| 2. | holler (object) a small valley between mountains | ||
| Samples | He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians. | ||
| Synonyms | hollow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vale, valley | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dell, dingle | ||
English verb: holler | |||
| 1. | holler (communication) shout out | ||
| Samples | He hollered out to surrender our weapons. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue holler, They holler that there was a traffic accident | ||
| Synonyms | holler out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shout | ||
| 2. | holler (communication) utter a sudden loud cry | ||
| Samples | She cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle. I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me. | ||
| Synonyms | call, cry, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | halloo, hollo, howl, hurrah, pipe, pipe up, roar, screak, screech, shriek, shrill, skreak, skreigh, squawk, ululate, wail, whoop, yaup, yawl | ||
| Verb group | call, call out, cry, cry out, exclaim, outcry, shout | ||
| 3. | holler (communication) complain | ||
| Samples | What was he hollering about?. | ||
| Synonyms | beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, squawk | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off | ||
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