Gulch vs Holler - What's the difference?
gulch | holler |
As verbs the difference between gulch and holler is that gulch is (obsolete) to swallow greedily; to gulp down while holler is to yell or shout. As nouns the difference between gulch and holler is that gulch is a ravine-like or deep v-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; it is shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully while holler is a yell, shout or holler can be (southern us|appalachia) ( small valley between mountains). As an adjective holler is (dialectal|especially|southern us|appalachia).
gulch English
Verb
(es)
(obsolete) To swallow greedily; to gulp down.
Noun
( es)
A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; it is shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.
(obsolete) An act of gulching or gulping.
(obsolete) A glutton.
- (Ben Jonson)
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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
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