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Hollered vs Yell - What's the difference?

hollered | yell |

As verbs the difference between hollered and yell

is that hollered is (holler) while yell is shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.

As a noun yell is

a shout.

As an adjective yell is

(ulster) dry (of cow).

hollered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (holler)

    • 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
    ----

    yell

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) yellen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
  • to convey by shouting
    • He yelled directions to the party from the car.
    Synonyms
    * (shout) call, cry, holler, shout * See also
    Derived terms
    () * yell at * yell silently * yeller
    Usage notes
    To yell at' someone is as in a hostile manner, while to yell ' to someone means to speak loudly so as to be heard.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shout.
  • A phrase to be shouted.
  • * 1912 , The Michigan Alumnus (volume 18, page 152)
    • After the dinner a general reception was held in the spacious parlors of the hotel during which the occasion was very much enlivened with the old college songs and old college yells , which transported us all in mind and feelings

    Etymology 2

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    Adjective

    (-)
  • (Ulster) dry (of cow)
    • English reporting verbs