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holler

[hol-er] / ˈhɒl ər /


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"The truth is, she supports everybody," said Phillips, who grew up in the North Carolina mountains "across the holler" from Parton's Appalachian Tennessee.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Fast forward to the semiquincentennial and Americans holler versions of that slogan through windows in real life, just on phones and computers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

"But the kid inside of you wants to break out and just hoot and holler."

From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026

The glorious holler of the V12—equivalent to six Italian superbikes—would make a statue of Enzo Ferrari cry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

Of course he was already a nervous wreck from being the shortest kid around, and you knew it wasn’t going to calm him down to have people holler, “Here, Fido!” or “Here, Spot!” at him.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

Field hollers, blues, ballads, spirituals, game songs, cowboy songs: these are among folk music’s many familiar forms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

But us football fans must recognize that not everyone hoots and hollers for the conversion on a long third down or a legendary pick six.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2025

There were heartening hollers, dramatic dashes when chances were created and applause for the application of her players throughout.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

A man among them hollers, “We’ll build a new San Francisco!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025

Back in the house, Miss Hilly hollers Ernestine’s name.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Families climbed to their rooftops and hollered for rescuers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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

He hollered, “Where’s Creighton?” and, moments later, shook hands with lead prosecutor Creighton Waters as he entered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had hollered a similar message in a warmup speech to the senior officers.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025

“You dirty rat, Russell,” he hollered, spitting like a cat.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Last year, “The Minecraft Movie” had children hollering in theaters but few stakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The script works in as many callbacks as possible: spooky mannequins under plastic sheeting, tacky parade floats with giant fiberglass clams, Hewitt hollering her memorable line: “What are you waiting for?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025

They finished the set with that song, naturally, assisted by Red Arrows flypast; and Sunday night headliner Olivia Rodrigo hollering the lyrics from her boyfriend's shoulders.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025

Because December 2006's goal of the month contest was powerful stuff; a 100%-proof cocktail of hollering commentators and screaming shots as semtex insteps hit the ball with gleeful abandon.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024

They were surrounded by hollering and rumbling and things moving into place.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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