hollering

hollering
noun
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) (Freq. 3)
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his bellow filled the hallway

Syn:
bellow, ↑bellowing, ↑holla, ↑holler, ↑hollo, ↑holloa, ↑roar, ↑roaring, ↑yowl
Derivationally related forms:
yowl (for: ↑yowl), ↑roar (for: ↑roaring), ↑roar (for: ↑roar), ↑hollo (for: ↑hollo), ↑holler, ↑holler (for: ↑holler), ↑bellow (for: ↑bellowing), ↑bellow (for: ↑bellow)
Hypernyms: ↑cry, ↑outcry, ↑call, ↑yell, ↑shout, ↑vociferation

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adjective
Etymology: from present participle of holler (I)
: marked by or as if by shouting

hollering headlines … were always about murder of one sort or another — William Saroyan


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