catcall

ˈkætkɔːl

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Definition of catcall - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

behavior

Rare

shout or comment expressing sexual interest, often as harassment

Rare

She ignored the catcall from across the street.

wolf whistle

Verb

harassment

tr.

Rare

make loud, inappropriate comments or noises at someone

tr.

Rare

He was criticized for catcalling women on the street.

heckle

jeer

expression

intr.

Rare

express disapproval through loud noises or shouts

intr.

Rare

The audience began to catcall during the boring speech.

boo

jeer

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Origin of catcall

English, cat (animal) + call (shout)

Examples of catcall in a sentence

She reported the catcall to the building manager.
The group was reprimanded for catcalling during the event.
She reported the man for catcalling her at the bus stop.
Protesters began to catcall as the politician spoke.
Fans would catcall whenever the referee made a bad call.

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French:sifflement, siffler, ...
German:anzüglicher Zuruf, nachpfeifen, ...
Italian:commento molesto, fischiare, ...
Spanish:acoso callejero, chiflar, ...
Portuguese:piropo, assediar, ...
Chinese:调戏性口哨, 起哄, ...
Japanese:セクハラヤジ, 声をかける, ...
Arabic:مُعَاكَسَة لَفْظِيَّة, تَحَرَّشَ بِالصِّيَاحِ, ...
Hebrew:הַטְרָדָה מִילּוּלִית, לְהַטְרִיד, ...
Russian:крик, освистывать, ...
Ukrainian:крик-освід, свистіти, ...
Hindi:शिकायत करना, फब्तियाँ कसना, ...
Bengali:অশালীন মন্তব্য, উত্ত্যক্ত করা, ...
Catalan:xiclet, assetjar, ...
Czech:pokřik, pokřikovat, ...
Danish:tilråb, råbe efter, ...
Dutch:nafluit, naroepen, ...
Greek:σφύριγμα, σφυρίζω, ...
Hungarian:beszólás, beszólni valakinek, ...
Khmer:ការស្រែក ឬនិយាយបែបរំខានផ្លូវភេទ, ស្រែកពាក្យរំខាន, ...
Korean:추파, 추파를 던지다, ...
Persian:متلک جنسی, آزار داد, ...
Polish:zaczepka, nękać, ...
Portuguese (BR):cantada, fazer comentários inapropriados, ...
Romanian:strigăt de reproș, a fluiera, ...
Swedish:vissling, ropa efter, ...
Thai:การตะโกนทักเชิงลามก, แซว, ...
Turkish:laf atma, laf atmak, ...
Vietnamese:lời chửi rủa, trêu ghẹo, ...

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