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CATCALL

Pronunciation (US):

• CATCALL (noun)
The noun CATCALL has 1 sense:

1. a cry expressing disapproval

Familiarity information: CATCALL used as a noun is very rare.

• CATCALL (verb)
The verb CATCALL has 1 sense:

1. utter catcalls at

Familiarity information: CATCALL used as a verb is very rare.

• CATCALL (noun)

Sense 1

catcall ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A cry expressing disapproval

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("catcall" is a kind of...):

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

• CATCALL (verb)

Sense 1

catcall ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Utter catcalls at

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "catcall" is one way to...):

deride (treat or speak of with contempt)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

"There's more than one way to skin a cat."
(English proverb)
"Every person is king in his own home."
(Albanian proverb)
"If you wanted obedience command with what is possible."
(Arabic proverb)
"Shared grief is half grief"
(Dutch proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of yell
Definition of vociferation
Definition of cry
Pronunciation of deride
Definition of outcry

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