different between holler vs holier

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h?.l??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?.l?/
• Rhymes: -?l?(?)
• Homophone: hauler (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

Etymology 1

American variant of holla, hallo or hollo.

Noun

holler (plural hollers)

1. A yell, shout.

   I heard a holler from over the fence.

2. 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

Translations

Verb

holler (third-person singular simple present hollers, present participle hollering, simple past and past participle hollered)

1. (intransitive) To yell or shout.

   You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.

2. (transitive) To call out one or more words
3. To complain, gripe

Synonyms

• shout
• See also Thesaurus:shout
• See also Thesaurus:complain

Translations

Etymology 2

Variation of hollow.

Noun

holler (plural hollers)

1. (Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow (small valley between mountains).

Adjective

holler (not comparable)

1. (dialectal, especially Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow.

   the holler tree

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

holler c (plural hollers, diminutive hollertje n)

1. A (hurried) runner

Synonyms

• loper m
• renner m

Adjective

holler

1. Comparative form of hol

English

Pronunciation

• (comparative of holy)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /?h??li?/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?ho?li?/
• (comparative of holey)
  • (UK, wholly-holy split) IPA^(key): /?h??l.li?/, [?h??li?], [?h???.li?]
  • (UK, without wholly-holy split) IPA^(key): /?h??li?/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?ho?li?/

Adjective

holier

1. comparative form of holy: more holy; more sacred.
2. comparative form of holey: more holey; more full of holes.

Derived terms

• holier-than-thou