holler
/ˈhɒ.lə//ˈhɑ.ləɹ/
noun
- 1
A yell, shout.
“I heard a holler from over the fence.”
- 2
By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention.
“If you need anything, just give me a holler.”
verb
- 1
To yell or shout.
“You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.”
- 2
To call out one or more words
- 3
To complain, gripe
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A small valley between mountains.
“He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies.”
- 2
A sunken area or unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
“the hollow of the hand or of a tree”
- 3
A sunken area.
- 4
A feeling of emptiness.
“a hollow in the pit of one's stomach”
adjective
- 1
(of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
“a hollow tree; a hollow sphere”
- 2
(of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
“He let out a hollow moan.”
- 3
Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
“a hollow victory”
- 4
Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
“a hollow promise”
- 5
Concave; gaunt; sunken.
- 6
Pertaining to hollow body position
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