Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catcalling
Verb
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For the remainder of the match, the crowd stayed vocal, cheering during Wave attacking build-ups and loudly jeering whenever a Bay FC player went down or a decision went against their team.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026 -
In a particularly infamous incident, early in the strike, Art Babbitt started jeering when Walt drove across the picket line.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Trump quickly responded on Truth Social, insulting his job as chancellor.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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Sources said the Frenchman spoke angrily and in insulting terms towards the member of staff, who was acting as an assistant referee on the sidelines of the match and had called him offside.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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The internet absolutely let Clavicular have it, ridiculing the influencer with a barrage of memes.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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North Korea conducted a series of tests last week that state media said involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, while its senior officials issued crude statements ridiculing South Korean hopes for warmer relations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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And Jude isn’t above including a mocking slow-motion shot of a spoiled French boy totally whiffing a soccer kick.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Huxley might easily have written a simpler novel glorifying intellectuals while mocking Stoyte’s greed and indifference to suffering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Some were accurately describing their uniquely homemade contents, while others were deriding the very idea.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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It’s often used in sports, notably English soccer, as a way of deriding a team’s mentality in clutch moments.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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There’s a big fight with Dogknott and Sheline who, in-between sniffing one another’s butts, start massacring the test audience.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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Go on fungi-finding forays with truffle-sniffing dogs at the Oregon Truffle Festival, or attend epicurean bashes like Alt Wine Fest, Queer Wine Fest, AAPI Food & Wine Festival, and the International Pinot Noir Celebration.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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Cronin’s system wasn’t jibing with a point guard who thrives in transition and a center unfamiliar with the paint.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Catcalling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catcalling. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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