catcall vs scream

catcall

noun
  • A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo. 

  • A whistle blown by a theatre-goer to express disapproval. 

  • A shout, whistle, or comment of a sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman. 

  • In the Eiffel programming language, a run-time error caused by use of the wrong data type. 

verb
  • To make such an exclamation. 

scream

noun
  • A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound. 

  • A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer. 

  • Used as an intensifier. 

  • A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear. 

  • An exclamation mark. 

verb
  • To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, shout outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. 

  • To move quickly; to race. 

  • To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of. 

How often have the words catcall and scream occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )