catcalled

past tense of catcall

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Screenshots shared with The Charlotte Observer by Moore show Bogan has repeatedly messaged Reform Stables’ business associates or fellow event organizers with allegations about the stable and Moore, and insulted him online.
    Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • In that controversial match, Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior had alleged that Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni had racially insulted him.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • While several hundred Iranian Americans protested the government outside, many fans from the diaspora jeered and turned their backs on the field during the national anthem.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Multiple hospital stays became fodder for school bullies, who also ridiculed his size.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Each of these societies deplored and ridiculed the other.
    James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • The phrase recalls the socialist Gilded Age mayors whom critics derided as too preoccupied with managing public works projects.
    Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026
  • While widely derided in Poland and Russia, the UPA is viewed as heroic freedom fighters for Ukrainian independence by many in Ukraine today.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • That single test would have stopped Tank Day before a designer ever mocked up a poster.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • On Wednesday, Smith mocked the team's trade for Walker Kessler, pairing him with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
    Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • On land, cadaver dogs sniffed the shore for any trace of Lynette.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
  • Deputies once again conducted a traffic stop, and a police dog sniffed out illicit substances.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
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“Catcalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catcalled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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