holler
verb (used without object)
to cry aloud; shout; yell.
hollered
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past participleof holler.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof holler.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hollerverb (used without object)to cry aloud; shout; yell.
Example Sentences
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Families climbed to their rooftops and hollered for rescuers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“You look great! I wish you could see yourselves—it’s like an ocean!” she hollered at the roughly half a million bodies in front of her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Eight men sliding 16 stones down an ice sheet to the soundtrack of clunking granite, furious sweeping and hollered commands of "hard" and "curl".
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
At the dojo on a recent Tuesday, Blanck hooped and hollered as Eden climbed a rope to the ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
“Knock it off,” Mother hollered from the kitchen, though I wasn’t sure whether she meant Shawn or me.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
