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noun

ˈkat-ˌkȯl

Definition of catcall

as in snort

a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval the band's sloppy playing produced only catcalls from the crowd

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The Rite of Spring premiere, on the other hand, caused a riot of booing, yelling, catcalls and face-punching, becoming one of the most infamous nights in the history of music. — Luis Palomares, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026 As this incident has shown, what sounds to one person like a term of respect can feel like a catcall to another. — Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023 This was not a vulgar catcall—I was swathed in more fabric than the Virgin Mary. — Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2022 When the 43-year-old came to the stage here at a university student center in the Detroit suburbs, about half of the crowd gave her a standing ovation – and the other half unleashed a chorus of boos and catcalls. — Griff Witte, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019 See All Example Sentences for catcall

Recent Examples of Synonyms for catcall

Noun

The class had been quiet after the camp text, but now there was at least one snort.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025

Definition of snort

Verb

Yell, scream, jeer, cry, wail, plead—but don’t dare do it while the players are still hitting the ball.

— Corey Seymour, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Somewhere in the middle were Arsenal, who explored making an offer for Alvarez while the situation was reaching its most arresting peak, with the 26-year-old striker roundly jeered by his own supporters at Atletico’s ground.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of jeer

Verb

How odd that your in-laws can call your bed old and ugly, but balk at insulting their neighbor’s castoffs by not using them.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026
For the last two years, Francesca Ortega insulted Latinos on social media with rhetoric that sounded straight from Stephen Miller.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of insult

Verb

That reluctance to expose his central characters and the institution to ridicule is odd given the novel’s account of Ayad’s education as a playwright.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
At the sectarian level, Baptists ridiculed Quakers, Presbyterians oppressed Anabaptists.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of ridicule

Verb

Taking the opportunity to swipe at Ukraine, the Russian president on Wednesday derided Kyiv’s reliance on financial assistance from its Western allies.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Democrats and health advocates deride the plan as an election-year gimmick, noting Republicans let ACA subsidies expire, sending premiums skyrocketing, while questions remain about funding, legality and whether $500 meaningfully helps.

— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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