Antonyms for holler

Grammar : Verb

Spell : hol-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɒl ər

praise

Definition of holler

Origin : 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).

verb shout, yell

Example sentences :

Caught him in a clearin' 'bout two miles back o' the Holler.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Some folks are made to live in a holler tree, like me; some ain't.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

So 't you ain't goin' to say it's all holler an' empty, this world.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

He did not do much when he got to the fire but stand around and “holler.”
Extract from : « A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs » by Laurence Hutton

And, long as you do know they're holler, you can keep a watch on 'em.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

If she gets afloat afore I come back you honk and holler and I'll row after you.
Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"Then I could see if your skull was as holler as I believe it is," she told him.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Let her holler; 'twill do her good and keep her in practice for Come-Outer meetin'.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He races back and starts to holler, “Stop it Mel,” and grabs her collar.
Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico

But have all the fellows go away so they won't hear me if I holler.
Extract from : « The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters » by Charles Henry Lerrigo

Synonyms for holler

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