Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun holler
2 senses of holler
Sense 1
bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl -- (a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway")
=> cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation -- (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience")
Sense 2
hollow, holler -- (a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians")
=> valley, vale -- (a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb holler
3 senses of holler
Sense 1
holler, holler out -- (shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons")
=> shout -- (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout")
Sense 2
shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -- (utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me")
=> utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")
Sense 3
gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler -- (complain; "What was he hollering about?")
=> complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch -- (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about")