catcall

n.
A harsh or shrill call or whistle expressing derision or disapproval.


v., -called, -call·ing, -calls.

v.tr.
To express derision or disapproval of with catcalls.

v.intr.
To make catcalls.

noun

Any of various derisive sounds of disapproval: boo, hiss, hoot. Slang bird, Bronx cheer, raspberry, razz. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a cry expressing disapproval

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The verb catcall has one meaning:

Meaning #1: utter catcalls at

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pibekoncert
v. tr. - hysse ad, pibe ud
v. intr. - pibe, pifte

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitfluiten, fluitconcert

Français (French)
n. - sifflet
v. tr. - siffler (un acteur)
v. intr. - siffler (une audience)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Buhruf
v. - auspfeifen, ausbuhen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποδοκιμαστικό σφύριγμα
v. - σφυρίζω αποδοκιμαστικά, γιουχάρω

Italiano (Italian)
fischiare dietro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vaia (f)
v. - vaiar

Русский (Russian)
освистать

Español (Spanish)
n. - silbido, abucheo
v. tr. - silbar, abuchear
v. intr. - emitir silbidos o abucheos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - protestvissling, visselpipa
v. - vissla i protest, vissla åt/ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不满之声, 嘘声, 以尖叫声对付, 发尖叫声, 发嘘声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不滿之聲, 噓聲
v. tr. - 以尖叫聲對付
v. intr. - 發尖叫聲, 發噓聲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 야유, 휘파람
v. tr. - 야유하다
v. intr. - 야유하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - やじる
n. - やじ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صفير استهجان أو عدم الرضا (فعل) اطلق صفير استهجان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שריקת-בוז‬
v. tr. - ‮שרק שריקת-בוז לעבר‬
v. intr. - ‮שרק שריקת-בוז‬

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