Hollering
[hol-er] /ˈhɒl ər/
verb (used without object)
1.
to cry aloud; shout; yell:
Quit hollering into the phone.
verb (used with object)
2.
to shout or yell (something):
He hollered insults back into the saloon.
noun
3.
a loud cry used to express pain or surprise, to attract attention, to call for help, etc.
/ˈhɒlə/
verb
1.
to shout or yell (something)
noun
2.
a shout; call
v.
1690s, American English, variant of hollo (1540s) “to shout,” especially “to call to the hounds in hunting,” related to hello. Cf. colloquial yeller for yellow, etc. As a style of singing (originally Southern U.S.), first recorded 1936. Related: Hollered; hollering. As a noun, from 1896, earlier hollar (1825).
noun
(also holler-song) A Southern black folk song with spoken or shouted words, a precursor of the blues song: You find hollers in many of Leadbelly’s recordings and songs (1930s+)
verb
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