catcall
noun
a shrill, whistlelike sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc.
catcalled
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past participleof catcall.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof catcall.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
catcallnouna shrill, whistlelike sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc.
Example Sentences
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That’s because unlike her experience with men, a bear has never harassed her, catcalled her, followed her, thrown a bottle at her or otherwise made her feel unsafe.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2024
I don't think the show has a goal of getting people excited about being catcalled as we know how frustrating, annoying and dangerous that could be.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2023
In Memphis on Saturday, protesters chanting, "Whose streets? Our streets!" angrily catcalled a police car that was monitoring the march, with several making obscene gestures.
From Reuters ● Jan. 28, 2023
"I have never been catcalled, but my friends have been and it isn't very nice," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2018
They whined it, they catcalled it, they shrieked it in falsetto imitation of Clarence's mother.
From Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber
