catcalling

Definition of catcallingnext
present participle of catcall

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Some Chicago Flips Red members have been escorted out of City Council chambers and the county boardroom for violating rules of order — including shouting, interrupting or insulting other speakers or aldermen — and led some to consider or pursue orders of protection.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • Her lack of confidence in Minnesota's skilled union miners and workers is insulting to their hard work and dedication.
    Esme Murphy, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • North Korea also 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 statements ridiculing South Korean hopes for warmer relations.
    Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • One side feels mocking people and calling names is OK and not creating hate.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • The entertainer gained notoriety on social media in the late 2010s for his sketches mocking niche everyday scenarios.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Some were accurately describing their uniquely homemade contents, while others were deriding the very idea.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Video released on Thursday, April 30, appears to show a police dog sniffing White House Correspondents' dinner accused shooter, Cole Tomas Allen, moments before shots were fired on Saturday, April 25.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • Orange County Public Health Services did not find just one mouse sniffing around for scraps.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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 5 May. 2026.

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