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Meaning of "catcall" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATCALL

catcall  [ˈkætˌkɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATCALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Catcall is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb catcall in English.

WHAT DOES CATCALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

catcall

Wolf-whistling

Wolf-whistling or finger whistling is a type of whistling in which fingers are inserted in the mouth to produce a louder and more penetrating tone. A wolf-whistle is a two-toned sound commonly made using the above technique to show approval of something or someone. fingerless wolf whistle The wolf-whistle originates from the navy General Call made with a boatswain's pipe. The general call is made on a ship to get the attention of all hands for an announcement. Sailors in harbour would whistle the general call when seeing a pretty woman to draw fellow sailors' attention to her. It was eventually picked up by passers-by, not knowing the real meaning of the whistle, and passed on. Over time, the precise tones of the general call were flattened somewhat into the wolf whistle common today.

Definition of catcall in the English dictionary

The definition of catcall in the dictionary is a shrill whistle or cry expressing disapproval, as at a public meeting, etc. Other definition of catcall is to utter such a call ; deride with catcalls.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CATCALL

PRESENT

Present
I catcall
you catcall
he/she/it catcalls
we catcall
you catcall
they catcall
Present continuous
I am catcalling
you are catcalling
he/she/it is catcalling
we are catcalling
you are catcalling
they are catcalling
Present perfect
I have catcalled
you have catcalled
he/she/it has catcalled
we have catcalled
you have catcalled
they have catcalled
Present perfect continuous
I have been catcalling
you have been catcalling
he/she/it has been catcalling
we have been catcalling
you have been catcalling
they have been catcalling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I catcalled
you catcalled
he/she/it catcalled
we catcalled
you catcalled
they catcalled
Past continuous
I was catcalling
you were catcalling
he/she/it was catcalling
we were catcalling
you were catcalling
they were catcalling
Past perfect
I had catcalled
you had catcalled
he/she/it had catcalled
we had catcalled
you had catcalled
they had catcalled
Past perfect continuous
I had been catcalling
you had been catcalling
he/she/it had been catcalling
we had been catcalling
you had been catcalling
they had been catcalling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will catcall
you will catcall
he/she/it will catcall
we will catcall
you will catcall
they will catcall
Future continuous
I will be catcalling
you will be catcalling
he/she/it will be catcalling
we will be catcalling
you will be catcalling
they will be catcalling
Future perfect
I will have catcalled
you will have catcalled
he/she/it will have catcalled
we will have catcalled
you will have catcalled
they will have catcalled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been catcalling
you will have been catcalling
he/she/it will have been catcalling
we will have been catcalling
you will have been catcalling
they will have been catcalling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would catcall
you would catcall
he/she/it would catcall
we would catcall
you would catcall
they would catcall
Conditional continuous
I would be catcalling
you would be catcalling
he/she/it would be catcalling
we would be catcalling
you would be catcalling
they would be catcalling
Conditional perfect
I would have catcall
you would have catcall
he/she/it would have catcall
we would have catcall
you would have catcall
they would have catcall
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been catcalling
you would have been catcalling
he/she/it would have been catcalling
we would have been catcalling
you would have been catcalling
they would have been catcalling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you catcall
we let´s catcall
you catcall
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to catcall
Past participle
catcalled
Present Participle
catcalling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATCALL


amplexicaul
æmˈplɛksɪˌkɔːl
call
kɔːl
caul
kɔːl
jackal
ˈdʒækɔːl
McCall
məˈkɔːl
nudicaul
ˈnjuːdɪˌkɔːl
outcall
ˈaʊtˌkɔːl
overcall
ˈəʊvəˌkɔːl
photocall
ˈfəʊtəʊkɔːl
recall
rɪˈkɔːl
rhizocaul
ˈraɪzəʊˌkɔːl
robocall
ˈrəʊbəʊˌkɔːl
Rockall
ˈrɒkɔːl
scall
skɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATCALL

catbrier
catcaller
catch
catch a cold
catch a crab
catch a few zeds
catch basin
catch crop
catch fire
catch it
catch on
catch one´s breath
catch one´s death
catch oneself on
catch out
catch phrase
catch pit
catch points
catch question
catch the sun

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATCALL

alarm call
clarion call
close call
collect call
conference call
curtain call
emergency call
follow-up call
house call
line call
local call
long-distance call
on call
phone call
roll call
telephone call
too close to call
total recall
video call
wake-up call

Synonyms and antonyms of catcall in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CATCALL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «catcall» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of catcall
boo · deride · gibe · hiss · jeer · raspberry · whistle

Translation of «catcall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATCALL

Find out the translation of catcall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of catcall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «catcall» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

嘘声
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

catcall
570 millions of speakers

English

catcall
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

catcall
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

catcall
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

освистывать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

catcall
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তীব্র শিস্
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

siffler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Catcall
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pfiff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

catcall
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Catcall
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

huýt gió
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

catcall
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅटकॉल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yuhalanmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fischio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

catcall
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

освистувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

catcall
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

catcall
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitfluiten
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

catcall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

catcall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of catcall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCALL»

The term «catcall» is regularly used and occupies the 96.399 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCALL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about catcall

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATCALL»

Discover the use of catcall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to catcall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Catcall
CATCALL is a tense, gripping and atmospheric novel, full of powerful ideas, and blending deep psychological tension with fast-paced action - highly-acclaimed author Linda Newbery at her most compelling and insightful.
Linda Newbery, 2011
2
Catcall
Judd Fenton is a husband, father, truck driver, and philanderer.
Gwendolyn Robertson, 2009
3
Final Catcall: A Magical Cats Mystery
A Magical Cats Mystery Sofie Kelly. FINAL CATCALL A MAGICAL CATS MYSTERY SOFIE KELLY 6) AN OBSIDIAN MYSTERY OBSIDIAN Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) LLC,
Sofie Kelly, 2013
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All the Year Round
He found that antiquaries were much divided in opinion as to the origin of the catcall. A fellow of the Royal Society had concluded, from the simplicity of its make and the uniformity of its sound, that it was older than any of the inventions of Jubal ...
5
The Spectator
ticular. A Fellow of the Royal Society, who is my good friend, and a great proficient in the mathema-tical part of music, concludes from the simplicity of its make, and the uniformity of its sound, that the catcall is older than any of the inventions of ...
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Notes and Queries
104.) — Anno 1760, the Nestor Felinus, Roger— in his kittenhood probably — was brought by my grandmother to Worcester. Well I remember him up to 1786 or 1787, when death sounded his catcall ; but he had so regularly bagged a rabbit in ...
7
A book of the play
The essayist, however, is disposed to hold that the catcall is originally a piece of English music. " Its resemblance to the voice of some of our British songsters, as well as the use of it, which is peculiar to our nation, confirms me in this opinion.
Edward Dutton Cook, 1876
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Plays about the Theatre in England, 1737-1800: Or, The ...
George Colman the Elder's prelude, New Brooms,23 which had received little previous mention in relation to The Critic except for Allardyce Nicoll's listing of Colman's Catcall as a predecessor of Sheridan's Puff,24 requires consideration for its ...
Dane Farnsworth Smith, M. L. Lawhon, 1979
9
New Websterian 1912 Dictionary: Based Upon the Unabridged ...
CATCALL li catcall (kat Trawl), n. a squeaking instrument used in theaters to express disapproval: v.i. to express disapproval by a catcall. catch (kach), v.l. [p.t. & p.p. caught (kawt), p.pr. catching), to seize or grasp; lay hold of suddenly; intercept ...
Noah Webster, Harry Thurston Peck, 1912
10
Okami - Locations: Agata Forest, Ankoku Temple, Ark of ...
Source: Wikia.
Source Wikia, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATCALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term catcall is used in the context of the following news items.
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At comic cons, some jokers get away with harassment
"A catcall here, an overly flirtacious gesture there, and once or twice I've gotten the roaming hand," he said. "I'll be the first to admit that I love attention and that I ... «Daily Pilot, Jul 15»
2
Annals of Thin (Inked) Feminist Skin: "Tatcalling"
... I tweeted (using the hashtag #tatcalling, which my clever friend Cathy came up with) every tattoo-related catcall I received – just to prove a ... «Independent Women's Forum, Jul 15»
3
Catcalling is not a compliment: Why men catcall brings up bigger …
A catcall is an atrocious remark often structured in a way that makes it seem like a compliment – at least to the one who isn't receiving it. «The University of Hawaii Kaleo, Jul 15»
4
Everything We Know About Channing Tatum's Stripper Past
... replaced with “pretend you're at an actual strip club, and catcall as loud as you want.” Fake dollars with the faces of stars Channing Tatum, ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
5
Playboy Feminism™: how the gentleman's porn rag co-opted the …
This all serves to reinforce exactly what Hefner began selling in the 1960s: the Playboy man is a “gentleman”, which means that he won't catcall ... «New Statesman, Jun 15»
6
Catcallers to be Challenged by Anti-Harassment Cyclists
Past campaigns have included charting catcall patterns, conversations with women sharing their experiences and “chalk parties” that scrawl ... «DNAinfo, Jun 15»
7
Chris Churchill: Scenes from a perfect summer day
By ignoring obnoxious men who catcall women walking up the sidewalk. By getting really sweaty walking around and looking for people to ... «Albany Times Union, Jun 15»
8
Argentina: Hey Baby, that catcall could soon cost a fine
The catcall clip could set an ogler back $775 (£490). The bill comes as South American lawmakers are just beginning to take action to crack ... «International Business Times UK, Jun 15»
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8 Creative Comebacks to Street Harassment, Because You Don't …
Despite what some apologists will say, a catcall is meant to degrade you, not compliment you. So it can be gratifying to turn it on its head, and pretend that a ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
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What Street Harassment Would Look Like If Catcalls Were …
The cheeseburger-catcall analogy is one Paras said she heard discussed among "feminist activists, friends, and [in] conversations I've had with ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

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