Synonyms of catcalls

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noun

plural of catcall

as in snorts

a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval

the band's sloppy playing produced only catcalls from the crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snorts
• sneers
• jeers
• boos
• smirks
• snickers
• hoots
• hisses
• raspberries
• taunts
• birds
• whistles
• Bronx cheers
• razzes
• sniggers
• gibes
• put-downs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheers
• applauses

catcalls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of catcall

as in jeers

Related Words

• jeers
• insults
• hoots
• ridicules
• snorts
• gibes
• sniffs
• derides
• sneers
• mocks
• laughs
• smiles
• snickers
• disdains
• sniggers
• despises
• decries
• taunts
• scoffs (at)
• scorns
• ribs
• torments
• disparages
• belittles
• heckles
• teases
• razzes
• bad-mouths
• rides
• pooh-poohs
• puts down
• jives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of catcalls

Noun

Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026

For Dua, puberty and social maturity become knotted up in unpredictable notions of bodily harm (whether acted upon, or merely threatened), as Serbian boys and men harass her on the way home from school, lacing their catcalls with ethnic slurs. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026

When the Huskies took the court here, they were booed roundly and Hurley’s postgame interview with CBS was nearly drowned by the catcalls. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026

All three Republican gubernatorial candidates also had fun in the aftermath of the catcalls. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026

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