holler
verb /ˈhɒlə(r)/
/ˈhɑːlər/
[intransitive, transitive] (informal, especially North American English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they holler | /ˈhɒlə(r)/ /ˈhɑːlər/ |
| he / she / it hollers | /ˈhɒləz/ /ˈhɑːlərz/ |
| past simple hollered | /ˈhɒləd/ /ˈhɑːlərd/ |
| past participle hollered | /ˈhɒləd/ /ˈhɑːlərd/ |
| -ing form hollering | /ˈhɒlərɪŋ/ /ˈhɑːlərɪŋ/ |
- to shout loudly synonym yell
- holler (at somebody) Don't holler at me!
- + speech ‘Look out!’ I hollered.
- holler something He hollered something I couldn't understand.
Word Originlate 17th cent. (as a verb): variant of the rare verb hollo; related to halloo.