holler
verb (used without object)
to cry aloud; shout; yell.
had been hollering
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past perfect progressiveof holler.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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All this meant a still bigger drop in the cost of living, which was precisely what the U.S. consumer had been hollering for.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sun was in his face, and that was why he had been hollering.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
