hollerin
Calling out loudly
Hollerin is the present participle of holler—to shout or call out loudly.
In informal speech, particularly in Southern American dialects, hollerin captures energetic yelling: The kids were hollerin at each other across the yard.
It can mean calling for someone (hollerin for help) or expressing excitement or protest loudly.
Voice-cracking alpine song style
- balladNarrative poem or song
- folkRegular common people
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- old-timeOf a past era
call-and-response · keening · country · rural · hillbilly · traditional
yell
Speak very loudly
cry · shriek · howl · screech · bawl · squall · vociferate · exclaim · yowl · squawk
yodeling
Voice-cracking alpine song style
old-time · call-and-response · keening · country · rural · hillbilly · traditional
call
Contact by phone
signal · page · fetch · rally · muster · gather · alert · rouse · come-hither
volume
Amount of space filled
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
earsplitting · piercing · strident · raucous · din · clamor · uproar · cacophony · blaring · resounding
hollerinwhispering
Breathy, near-silent speech
murmuring · muttering · mumbling · hushed tones · sotto voce
holleringentle tone
measured speech · soft-spoken · dulcet tones · cooing · lulling
holleringesturing
Moving limbs expressively
writing · miming · keeping mum · staying quiet · hush
- holler back
- holler atSpeak loudly toward
- hoot and holler
- hollering atYelling toward someone
- hollered atLoudly reprimanded someone
- a hoot and a hollerBrief informal distance