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Holler

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A common vulgar form of hollo.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. In South Midland and Southern (dialects of American English), a hollow.
  • noun. A rural road in the Appalachians in the U.S.A.
  • noun. A yell, shout.
  • noun. By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention.
  • verb. To yell or shout.
  • verb. To call out one or more words
  • verb. To complain, gripe
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
  • verb. complain
  • verb. shout out
  • verb. utter a sudden loud cry
  • noun. a small valley between mountains
  • Word Usage
    "But apparently a "holler" is just a "hollow" – a valley between mountains – in West Virginia."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    call  complain  cry  kick  kvetch  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Mahler  boller  collar  coller  dollar  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form