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catcall

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkætkɔːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkætˌkɔl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kat′kôl′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cat•call /ˈkætˌkɔl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a high-pitched, shrill, loud shout of disapproval at a theater, etc.:whistles and catcalls as the politician climbed onto the stage.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cat•call  (kat′kôl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a shrill, whistlelike sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc.
  2. an instrument for producing such a sound.

v.i. 
  1. to sound catcalls.

v.t. 
  1. to express disapproval of by catcalls.
  • cat1 + call 1650–60
cat′call′er, n. 
    1. . boo, hiss, jeer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
catcall /ˈkætˌkɔːl/ n
  1. a shrill whistle or cry expressing disapproval, as at a public meeting, etc
 vb
  1. to utter such a call (at); deride with catcalls
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