(n.) A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument for making such a noise.
Example Sentences:
(1) After much personal experimentation and endurance of catcalls from the ignorant circles in which I deign to mix, I can exclusively reveal that the answer is two, and best to go for one normal vest and one sportsback to emphasise your exciting double-vest action.
(2) Catcalls in the crowd must have echoed his own concerns and he grew wilder in attack, more careless in defence.
(3) Almost every woman I know has stories of wolf whistles, catcalls and unwanted propositions whispered in their ear, and street harassment can often feel inescapable – especially come summer.
(4) Wendy Davis during her marathon filibuster As the deadline approached, opponents of the bill in the crowded public gallery erupted into cheers and catcalls, delaying the final vote, which took place on the stroke of midnight.
(5) Schools don’t teach children not to catcall, or about gender pay gaps, or about institutional homophobia – I learned these things from my family.
(6) Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine's former trade minister, gave Sergei Glazyev, adviser to President Vladimir Putin, a public dressing down in a discussion session during which the Kremlin man was faced with jeering and catcalls for demanding that Ukraine abandon the EU pact and turn to Russia .
(7) "They wake up not just having a sentence to serve in prison but, as the best-known prisoners in the place and having to go through all that – the difficulty of catcalls and the like."
(8) Saira emphasises that she actually gets catcalled less here than when she’s off work, fully dressed – if anything, men often seem nervous as they awkwardly puts their arms around their bare waists.
(9) "I was offended too by the sexism, by the misogyny, of the leader of the opposition catcalling across this table … [such as] 'If the prime minister wants to, politically speaking, make an honest woman of herself' – something that would never have been said to any man sitting in this chair.
(10) Some behaved neither wisely nor well – though Owen Smith, who faced the contemptuous daily catcalling with bravery and good humour, deserves more praise than he gets.
(11) She was responsible for some of the funniest and sharpest segments, often on the subjects of race and gender, like this viral hit about how she deals with catcalls on the street or when she reminded America that Beyoncé is black .
(12) They don’t belong to Saira’s clique: all from Latin America, some with huge silicone breasts, they catcall passersby, stroking them with feathers.
(13) As any woman who has walked down any street can tell you, we could all wear full sweatsuits and still get catcalled.
(14) Comedian Tig Notaro, who had a double mastectomy after a breast cancer diagnosis, did a topless set on Thursday night after being catcalled from the audience.
(15) An actor who recorded 10 hours of catcalls and remarks from passersby in New York City has received rape threats in response to a video detailing the harassment, the advocacy group that commissioned the video said on Tuesday .
(16) I could hardly believe my huge breasts – the bane of my life, the subject of catcalls and fumbles since I was fourteen years old, until I had wanted to hide away in shame, swathed in huge jumpers that made me look like a walking tent – had become so responsive.
(17) Women face daily harassment across India, including catcalls on the streets and groping and touching on public transport.
(18) When the Globe first opened in 1997, the negative catcalling was almost deafening.
(19) Catcalls and aggressive approaches would often occur.
(20) Mocking the men who hurt us, as mockable as they are, starts to feel like acquiescing to the most condescending of catcalls: “You look better when you smile.” Because even subversive sarcasm adds a cool-girl nonchalance, an updated, sharper version of the expectation that women be forever pleasant.
Compliment
Definition:
(n.) An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or attention; a ceremonious greeting; as, to send one's compliments to a friend.
(v. t.) To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay a compliment to.
(v. i.) To pass compliments; to use conventional expressions of respect.
Example Sentences:
(1) To be fair to lads who find themselves just a bus ride from Auschwitz, a visit to the camp is now considered by many tourists to be a Holocaust "bucket list item", up there with the Anne Frank museum, where Justin Bieber recently delivered this compliment : "Anne was a great girl.
(2) He shrugs in bemusement at what is, to him, a meaningless compliment.
(3) The person giving the official Coalition briefing described the discussion between current and former leaders as an “almost nauseating exchange of compliments”.
(4) Methods that compliment, reflect, and are consistent with developmental needs of the young teen provide cogent approaches to teen pregnancy prevention.
(5) When, exactly, did the work "dark" become a reverential compliment, as opposed to merely a neutral description?
(6) It always surprises me that this movie came out as recently as 1992 because this film has the definite feel of the late 80s to me, something from the same era as, say, Weekend at Bernie's and other such classics (as regular readers will know by now, there are no higher compliments from me).
(7) At 52, Stewart has the bouncy energy of a man half his age and, unlike most in the public eye, has an aversion to compliments.
(8) In a perverse way, it’s a backhanded compliment to what is after all a young coach (he’ll turn 41 at the end of the month) that Kreis, at RSL, gets treated as part of the MLS furniture.
(9) She has won compliments for her elegant clothing and her interactions with ordinary people in a country where it is rare to see leaders' spouses or children in public.
(10) Those are words you wouldn’t use again.” ‘I know I’m stronger than most people I know.’ She adds that the word “cockroach” was actually intended as a kind of compliment: “The picture in my mind was these resilient creatures.
(11) When my wife said she was the Shaq to my Kobe, what she really meant to say is that she compliments me and makes me whole, hopefully without the animosity.
(12) In type III allergy, compliment activation plays an important role.
(13) When I got upset about this I was told I should take it as a compliment.
(14) However, further studies must be carried out to verify this finding before using the information to compliment other prognostic variables, such as age of patient, previous therapy, cytokinetics, etc.
(15) There was no intention to exploit anyone or indeed supply cheap labour; our time in training and people investment shone through on the day with compliments from officials at how well turned out and efficient our team was.
(16) I think we showed belief on the pitch and obviously Leicester, compliments to them, but we have to try to chase them.
(17) Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) can be subdivided into three epochs: 1. from its inception by Dotter and Judkins up to the first coronary artery stenosis dilatation with the Grüntzig balloon catheter system; 2. from the introduction of coronary stenosis dilatation by Grüntzig up to its unequivocal acceptance; 3. the period of influence of low-risk coronary dilatation on peripheral angioplasty and the search for techniques to compliment or obviate the need for balloon dilatation.
(18) The program targeted both nonverbal responses related to the actual execution of the ball game as well as verbal responses for play initiation and providing compliments for the confederate's behavior.
(19) In one sense, Jenkins won outright - over and again, critics have complimented the film for presenting a version of Wuornos that is "not sympathetic".
(20) For the first time, foreigners didn't ask awkward questions about the war, but complimented us on our hospitality and the beauty of our cities.