Hollering

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who hollers.

    "They can have no idea who I am or what I've done, but they leap to and give slapstick chase anyway, their cartoon hollerings — "Stop! Thief" — sounding in my ears as I tear up the avenue[…]"

  2. 2
    a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of holler form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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bellowbellowbellowinghollahollerhollo

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"Layla was screaming and hollering."

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