catcall / ˈkætˌkɔl /

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catcall3 个定义

n. 名词 noun
  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. 无主动词 verb
  1. to sound catcalls.
v. 有主动词 verb
  1. to express disapproval of by catcalls.

catcall 近义词

n. 名词 noun

heckle

更多catcall例句

  1. I braced myself for scornful looks, maybe even shrieks and catcalls, possibly even a fight—but no one noticed, except for a jerk in a Subaru who shot me a disapproving smirk.
  2. Some folks say Emmett whistled at Carolyn as a manner of catcall, expressing his admiration.
  3. The soldier, addressed put a finger to the sound side of his mouth and uttered a catcall.
  4. The essayist, however, is disposed to hold that the catcall is originally a piece of English music.
  5. The conveyance of a catcall to the theatre evidences a predisposition to uproarious censure.
  6. He found that antiquaries were much divided in opinion as to the origin of the catcall.
  7. She smiled as she heard the shrill catcall of a lad in Forsyth Street.