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Holler vs Bawl - What's the difference?

holler | bawl |

In intransitive terms the difference between holler and bawl

is that holler is to yell or shout while bawl is to wail; to give out a blaring cry.

As a noun holler

is a yell, shout.

As an adjective holler

is alternative form of lang=en.

holler

English

Etymology 1

American variant of holla, hallo or hollo. Possibly derived from the Irish Gaelic oll-bhúir'', pronounced ''h-oll-oor , meaning a terrific yell, a great roar. Cassidy, D: "How the Irish invented Slang", page 179, CounterPunch Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-904859-60-4

Noun

(en noun)
  • A yell, shout.
    • I heard a holler from over the fence.
  • By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention.
    • If you need anything, just give me a holler .
    Synonyms
    * hollering * cry, outcry * howl * hurl * scream * shout

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To yell or shout.
    • You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.
  • To call out one or more words
  • To complain, gripe
    • Synonyms
    * shout * See also * See also

    References

    Etymology 2

    Variation of hollow.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Southern US, Appalachia) (small valley between mountains).

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (dialectal, especially, Southern US, Appalachia) .
    • the holler tree
    ----

    bawl

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
  • To wail; to give out a blaring cry.

    • Derived terms

    * bawler

    Anagrams

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