I. ˈhä-lər verb
( hol·lered ; hol·ler·ing ˈhäl-riŋ, ˈhä-lə-)
Etymology: alteration of hollo
Date: 1592
intransitive verb
1. : to cry out (as to attract attention or in pain) : shout
2. : gripe , complain
transitive verb
: to call out (a word or phrase)
II. noun
Date: 1825
1. : shout , cry
2. : complaint
3. : a freely improvised work song of black Americans
field holler s
III.
chiefly dialect variant of hollow