Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hollering

/hˈɑlɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: hol-ler-ing
IPA: /hˈɑlɚɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of holler

noun

The act of one who hollers.

Example Sentences

"They can have no idea who I am or what I've done, but they leap to and give slapstick chase anyway, their cartoon hollerings — "Stop! Thief" — sounding in my ears as I tear up the avenue[…]"

Inflected Forms

hollerings (plural)

Synonyms

bellow bellowing holla holler hollo holloa roar roaring yowl

Questions

How do you pronounce hollering?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑlɚɪŋ/.
What does hollering mean?: present participle and gerund of holler

How to pronounce hollering

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