- a shrill whistle or cry expressing disapproval, as at a public meeting, etc
- to utter such a call (at); deride with catcalls
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cat•call /ˈkætˌkɔl/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a high-pitched, shrill, loud shout of disapproval at a theater, etc.:whistles and catcalls as the politician climbed onto the stage.
cat•call
(kat′kôl′),USA pronunciation n.
v.i.
v.t.
cat′call′er, n.
- a shrill, whistlelike sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc.
- an instrument for producing such a sound.
v.i.
- to sound catcalls.
v.t.
- to express disapproval of by catcalls.
- cat1 + call 1650–60
- 1. . boo, hiss, jeer.
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catcall /ˈkætˌkɔːl/ n
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