catcall
सन्नाटा
definition
verb
they were fired for catcalling at women
make a whistle, shout, or comment of a sexual nature to a woman passing by.
noun
In one instance her inadequate performance provoked catcalls and derision.
a shrill whistle or shout of disapproval, typically one made at a public meeting or performance.
translation of 'catcall'
noun
सनसनाहट,
सीटी,
सन्नाटा
example
An element of the crowd began to hoot and 'catcall' during the speeches, setting a disorderly tone for the following proceedings.
There were a few 'catcalls' and jeers but no takers.
Another young women bounded on stage to remind the audience that 'catcalls' are subtler but nevertheless real forms of sexual violence.
It was embarrassing, what with a gathering crowd of sailors looking on, 'catcalling' .
She stopped at a stop light and realized someone was 'catcalling' to her.
Patricia is 'catcalled' repeatedly by a group of construction workers outside the station.
In fact, there were cheers and 'catcalls' and laughs scattered throughout the performances - a welcome change from fancy dancy, high-class outings.
The 'catcalls' and whistles were amazingly loud.
He elaborates this notion by pointing out how humorously out of place someone of ‘high culture’ and ‘refined’ taste would seem when placed amidst a group of spitting, 'catcalling' men.
In one instance her inadequate performance provoked 'catcalls' and derision.
The young woman trying to maintain her dignity as she walks down a busy street, ogled and 'catcalled' by a horde of males.
But by then the whole pantomime had collapsed under the weight of its own righteousness, and what little of interest they had to say was lost among the 'catcalling' that carried on behind them.
Enthusiastic youths in the audience kept the atmosphere alive with 'catcalls' , wolf whistles, loud cheers and boisterous shouts, besides the occasional hoot and the intermittent scream.
This is mostly a stereotype, but some men shout 'catcalls' at women on the street, especially when the men are in groups.
The audience went into ecstasies of cheering and 'catcalling' .
Once the song ended, the crowd erupted into a loud wave of cheers, whistles, and 'catcalls' .
When I got up to criticise her - which led to cheering and 'catcalling' from there on - Cook simply sat back and kept his head down.
The women stare indifferently as 'catcalls' and whistling burst loudly from the dark interior of a taxi.
[T] he tenacity with which he is standing his ground on this issue, in the teeth of widespread 'catcalls' , ridicule and pressure from so much of the country and the media, is heroic.
I ignored the 'catcalls' from Mike as I walked down the hallway with Jason following me.
Squeezing her eyes tight she tried to block out Reed's cold, insistent taunts and the jeering 'catcalls' that seemed to get louder with each passing moment.
She stood in front of the feral slam audience to read her love poems, and the resulting jeers and 'catcalls' convinced her never to go near that scene again.
The men whistled, 'catcalled' and shouted their trades through the ornate metalwork gates in a bid to find jobs.
All the panto business that now gets a bad name at international matches - whistles, jeers, 'catcalls' and other animal noises - can come out again, with impunity.
Hips swinging, she walked, amidst more 'catcalls' , over to the computer.
The children laughed and 'catcalled' and pushed and shoved as they hurried toward the exits.
Initial reaction from the workforce was hostile; the trade union representatives vetoed them and the employees involved were subjected to boos and 'catcalling' as they left the assembly line to attend circle meetings.
There was open laughter and 'catcalling' by the end.
City exchanges occasionally arranged journalist visits to trading floors, where the most conservatively-dressed female reporter would elicit jeers, 'catcalls' , whistles and handclaps.
The band members shouted 'catcalls' at him and the audience boomed ominously in sudden frustration.
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