Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catcalled
Verb
-
The Minnesota academic later insulted Kirk's intellect.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025 -
Holmes insulted the man, throwing hundred-dollar bills at him.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
McIlroy has faced the brunt of the insults from spectators, who also jeered and yelled at his wife throughout the weekend.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
-
Hundreds of protestors jeered Netanyahu from the street outside the UN secretariat.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Evidently the Miami Dolphins didn’t like being mocked and ridiculed all week, nationally by the football media and at home by their own angry fans.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
-
Claiming victimhood was a cop-out; those who made accusations of assault were ridiculed.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The games are exhibition contests that do not count for anything, and last for two weeks ahead of an 82-game regular season that has for years been derided for its unnecessary length.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
-
Some critics have derided the club as a personal playpen for the rich white guys on the board.—
Paul Liberatore,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Following the no-contest between Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, Jones mocked the injured champion with a silent but hilarious move on social media that quickly garnered attention.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
-
Italy’s performance at World Cup 1978 and Euro 1980 on home soil was decent enough, but their sluggish form going into the tournament meant he was mercilessly mocked in the Italian press.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The Raiders sniffed out a screen before a pop-pass gave him a lane for his first touchdown in 392 days.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
-
San Marcos tried a flea flicker on its last-gasp play, but it was sniffed out by the Carlsbad defense.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Even the acronym of GPS jibed with her view of how a kid’s own resourcefulness could be used as an inner compass.—
Shawn Price,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
-
But the idea that many companies are struggling to achieve substantial returns jibed with another recent survey, by Akkodis, a multinational consulting firm.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Catcalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catcalled. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share