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holler

noun verb

A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

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Word length
6
Starts with
H
Ends with
R
Contains
OL
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

    “His bellow filled the hallway”

noun

  1. A small valley between mountains

    “He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians”

verb

  1. Complain

    “What was he hollering about?”

verb

  1. Utter a sudden loud cry

    “She cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”

verb

  1. Shout out

    “He hollered out to surrender our weapons”

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His bellow filled the hallway
He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians
What was he hollering about?
She cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
He hollered out to surrender our weapons

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