Howl vs Holler - What's the difference?
howl | holler | Synonyms |
The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
* Drayton
* Shakespeare
To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
* Bible, Isaiah xiii. 6
To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
* Sir Walter Scott
To utter with outcry.
A yell, shout.
By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention.
To yell or shout.
To call out one or more words
To complain, gripe
(dialectal, especially, Southern US, Appalachia) .
Holler is a synonym of howl.
As nouns the difference between howl and holler
is that howl is the protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound while holler is a yell, shout.As verbs the difference between howl and holler
is that howl is to utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do while holler is to yell or shout.As an adjective holler is
alternative form of lang=en.howl
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- And dogs in corners set them down to howl .
- Methought a legion of foul fiends / Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears.
- Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.
- Wild howled the wind.
- to howl derision
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 978-1-904859-60-4Noun
(en noun)- I heard a holler from over the fence.
- If you need anything, just give me a holler .
Synonyms
* hollering * cry, outcry * howl * hurl * scream * shoutVerb
(en verb)- You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.
Synonyms
* shout * See also * See alsoReferences
Etymology 2
Variation of hollow.Adjective
(-)- the holler tree