different between foller vs holler

English

Verb

foller (third-person singular simple present follers, present participle follering, simple past and past participle follered)

1. Pronunciation spelling of follow.

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