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
I asked the bookkeeper, who had hollered my name out as if he was glad to see me.
From The Postmaster by Joseph C. Lincoln
