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catcalling

verb

Definition of catcalling

present participle of catcall

as in jeering

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Once a lawyerly panel, a takeover by a trio of conservatives deeply mistrustful of the state’s voting system has turned the board’s once mundane meetings into boisterous events packed with crowds of cheering and jeering activists.

— Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Those jeering fans quickly had plenty to celebrate, as Austria players surrounded and jumped on their last-gasp goalscorer.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Definition of jeering

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Jewish critics accused Mamdani of insulting victims and fueling antisemitism, while pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a Manhattan vigil to denounce him for not doing enough to hold Israel accountable.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
How odd that your in-laws can call your bed old and ugly, but balk at insulting their neighbor’s castoffs by not using them.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026

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Vrabel was mocking but wasn't necessarily totally accurate, either.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Five times in the last two months, the president has sneered at and insulted female reporters, mocking their appearance or dismissing their credentials.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of mocking

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So many algorithms are chock-full of messaging deriding our state for its problems with affordability, housing costs, homelessness, the wealth gap, or regulation and bureaucracy.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
In response, the players went on strike, deriding the proposal as anti-labor.

— Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

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Eventually, Bird’s film — with a script co-written by Matthew Robbins — gets to the meat of the action when Venus’ extremely complicated life runs smack into Ray and his knack for sniffing out bad guys.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026
In the doorframe was the manager, sniffing around, suspicions aroused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

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