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Noun(1) a cry expressing disapproval(2) heckle
Verb(1) utter catcalls at

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(1) An element of the crowd began to hoot and catcall during the speeches, setting a disorderly tone for the following proceedings.(2) The young woman trying to maintain her dignity as she walks down a busy street, ogled and catcalled by a horde of males.(3) Once the song ended, the crowd erupted into a loud wave of cheers, whistles, and catcalls .(4) All the panto business that now gets a bad name at international matches - whistles, jeers, catcalls and other animal noises - can come out again, with impunity.(5) But by then the whole pantomime had collapsed under the weight of its own righteousness, and what little of interest they had to say was lost among the catcalling that carried on behind them.(6) In one instance her inadequate performance provoked catcalls and derision.(7) With the jeering and catcalling from the Government benches, I missed the answer.(8) Hips swinging, she walked, amidst more catcalls , over to the computer.(9) Vendors hawked their wares while gesturing wildly, and groups of dirty street urchins played amidst the chaos, laughing and catcalling to one another.(10) A series of whistles and catcalls greeted me as I walked down the hallway towards my locker, and I suddenly regretted very much wearing a skirt.(11) Pleas for caution and restraint from the minority who still clung to dwindling hopes of agreement were drowned with jeers and catcalls .(12) The poor creature took fright and ran with the mob catcalling after her and even throwing a rock or two.(13) The catcalls and whistles were amazingly loud.(14) She stood in front of the feral slam audience to read her love poems, and the resulting jeers and catcalls convinced her never to go near that scene again.(15) When I got up to criticise her - which led to cheering and catcalling from there on - Cook simply sat back and kept his head down.(16) She stopped at a stop light and realized someone was catcalling to her.
Related Words
(1) catcall
(2) call
(3) cat
Synonyms
Noun
1. whistle
2. boo
3. hiss
4. jeer
5. taunt
7. abuse
9. derision
10. raspberry


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