catcall 1 of 2

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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catcall

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verb

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Recent Examples of catcall
Noun
Should the rare Dolphins touchdown bring cheers or catcalls? Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2019 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 There were catcalls from a disappointed Orediggers sideline, in an attempt to shout down the young Lions cornerback, who firmly stood his ground, wearing an unbeatable smile that’s a blessing of his genes. Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2019 Joseph drew a large crowd at her first court appearance this month, emerging handcuffed from a police vehicle to a burst of jeers and catcalls, schoolchildren in matching uniforms struggling to catch a glimpse of her through the crowd. BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for catcall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catcall
Noun
  • Even so, some of Lucy’s pronouncements are so truly awful that a blunt snort of laughter is the only response.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 June 2025
  • Conclusion: The Crown is made for those who want the reliability of a Toyota SUV minus the snort and belch.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • Hundreds of protesters facing them jeered in English and Spanish, telling the troops to go home.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
  • Soto had only one hit in 10 at-bats in the three games as he was relentlessly booed and jeered by the Yankee Stadium fans.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • His voice—typically pitched between a bellow and a sneer—was instantly recognizable to the couple that night.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 3 May 2025
  • In a movie climate where remakes tend to draw sneers of derision and claims that people have just gotten too lazy to invent anything new, Disney’s remakes of its own products are always a chief target.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump has repeatedly insulted Powell and called him names.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 26 June 2025
  • In particular, its retread of plot elements that had already been rehashed to death was annoying and borderline insulting at this point.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • But watching a group of roughnecks on a rig in grubby overalls moving huge, long steel pipes, Dugan's smile begins to fade to a smirk.
    Kirk Siegler, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Modern thinkers stopped using these concepts altogether except in quotation marks, with a wink, a smirk, and a glance backward toward the unscientific past.
    Isaac Bashevis Singer, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has ridiculed Red Bull's protest, which challenged George Russell's maiden victory of the 2025 season in Canada.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
  • San Francisco has been consistently ridiculed for its rise in homeless population and videos of open-air drug use on the city’s streets.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • The performance led to unprecedented boos for Williams, questions over his comfort in New York, and his removal as the Yankees’ closer.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
  • The crowd’s boo echoes as Connor McDavid’s face flashes on the massive screen.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • His chaotic global trade war, derided everywhere in his first few months, was up for reconsideration with some experts, who have projected less of a hit to the U.S. economy than originally expected.
    Massimo Calabresi, Time, 26 June 2025
  • His heart-on-sleeve rumination about aging seems premature, but the authenticity from a guy who released his high-stakes album a few days before turning 23 shouldn’t be derided.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 June 2025

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“Catcall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catcall. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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