1
[ verb ] utter a sudden loud cry

Synonyms

call scream shout yell cry holler squall shout_out

Examples

"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle" "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

Related terms

utter squeak squawk howl shriek whoop halloo hurrah exclaim call_out exclaim call cry cry scream bellow yelling screamer

2
[ verb ] cry hollo

Related terms

shout bellow

3
[ verb ] encourage somebody by crying hollo

Related terms

encourage

4
[ noun ] a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

Synonyms

hollering bellow roar holler yowl yowling roaring holloa holla bellowing

Examples

"his bellow filled the hallway"

Related terms

cry shout bawl howl thunder holler bellow howl roar

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Rhymes with

hollow wallow rollo follow dalo apollo swallow

Phonetic and Homophones

HH AA1 L OW2

Similar Spelling

holloa hollow Holl Holloway Howell Hole Hohl Hoel howl holy Holly Houle Holli Holle holla Howle holey hoyle Hooley Hollie Holley Howley Holaway

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