holler
verb (used without object)
to cry aloud; shout; yell.
had hollered
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past perfectof holler.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had hollered a similar message in a warmup speech to the senior officers.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025
But the man wasn’t joking; he had hollered other angry phrases like “Shame on you!”
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2019
If anybody had hollered "You da man!" or "Get in the hole!" he'd have been arrested for disturbing the peace.
From Golf Digest ● Jun. 22, 2017
Fifteen minutes later, Roy found himself on East Oriole Avenue, at the same trailer where the foreman had hollered at him a few days before.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
And when she remembered how glad she'd been to see the first snow, how she and little Mark had run to the window to see the first flakes, and had hollered, Oh goody, goody!
From The Brimming Cup by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
