catcall vs shriek

catcall

verb
  • To make such an exclamation. 

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. 

shriek

verb
  • To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks. 

  • To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish. 

noun
  • An exclamation mark. 

  • A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. 

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