hollered

verbshout, yell

Synonyms for hollered

verb shout, yell

Antonyms for hollered

praise

Word Origin & History

1690s, American English, variant of hollo (1540s) "to shout," especially "to call to the hounds in hunting," related to hello. Cf. colloquial yeller for yellow, etc. As a style of singing (originally Southern U.S.), first recorded 1936. Related: Hollered; hollering. As a noun, from 1896, earlier hollar (1825).

Example Sentences for hollered

And he hollered the first thing that "he wanted some of Hall's salve."

It came on me when I hollered to him, and, as a result of it, saw him vanish like a ghost.

I turned and floored a feller that was too pressing, and hollered it was all right too.

It started me so, that I jest ketched hold of Josiah and hollered.

And you look now as if somebody's ghost had riz and hollered 'Boo!'

If he'd hollered: "Sagwa Bitters, only one dollar a bottle!"

I run and hollered like the devil was after me, and shore enuf he was.

When I got below cabbage I turned my chair over and hollered for the proprietor.

I hollered to him and asked him if he knew where the fire was the night before.

And after he'd wrassled and hollered and pried, He'd let up and tackle the stuff 'twas inside.