Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

wolf call

American  

noun

  1. a whistle, shout, or the like uttered by a male in admiration of a female's appearance.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Late workers are given a hell-raising reception, have to run the gantlet of their fellow workers' resounding wolf call.

From Time Magazine Archive

The piece begins with a wolf call, and ends with all the instruments thrown into a corner.

From Time Magazine Archive

Near Wellington, Texas, Walt Winters went off to practice his wolf call, yowled a few times, was knocked down and scratched by a large bobcat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mary Lou let fly a wild wolf call.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

No reply from the prisoner, sitting not far from the window, listening for another wolf call from the mountain.

From Boy Scouts in Mexico; or on Guard with Uncle Sam by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "wolf call" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com