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Catcalling is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Catcalling in a sentence

Related words

Catcalling | Catcalls | Catcalled

Catcalling meaning

present participle and gerund of catcall

Using Catcalling

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of catcall

Context around Catcalling

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

outlawing 1× condemning 1× groping 1×

Often after:

two 1×

Sentence patterns with Catcalling

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

believe that catcalling is somehow 1× comes to catcalling two thirds 1× fine for catcalling in december 1× instance of catcalling when she 1× insults and catcalling to carry 1× law condemning catcalling 1× legislation outlawing catcalling and street 1× objectification groping catcalling of women 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 30 year 1× others believe that 1× redbridge then became 1× schiappa 35 recalled 1× the bbc reports 1× the protesters were 1×

Common sentence endings:

and street harassment 1× catcalling in december 1× in nigerian markets 1× is somehow complimentary 1× law condemning catcalling 1× obscene to her 1×

Words around Catcalling

Just before it in the word index:

catcalled 4 catbus 6 catbox 2 catbird 4 catbells 3 catazaro 2

Just after it in the word index:

catcalls 5 catch 5.157 catchable 13 catchall 10 catcher 543 catchers 113

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Catcalling

  • In this selection, "catcalling" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, outlawing, condemning, groping and two stand out and add context to how "catcalling" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include believe that catcalling is somehow and comes to catcalling two thirds. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "catcalling" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with catcalling

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Others believe that catcalling is somehow complimentary. (7 words)

The protesters were campaigning against, harassment, objectification, groping, catcalling of women and girls in Nigerian markets. (16 words)

Redbridge then became the first London borough to hand out a £100 fine for catcalling in December. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

When it comes to catcalling, two-thirds of women reported having a story where they were spoken to, touched, followed or made to feel uncomfortable, according to a 2016 California State University survey. (33 words)

We cannot allow the scenes which embarrassed us all as a nation – rowdiness on the floor of the House, insults and catcalling – to carry on. (25 words)

Schiappa, 35, recalled her first instance of catcalling when she was 14 in Paris and a man said something obscene to her. (22 words)

Example sentences (8)

Redbridge then became the first London borough to hand out a £100 fine for catcalling in December.

The BBC reports that while serving as equalities minister in 2018, she brought in legislation outlawing catcalling and street harassment.

Others believe that catcalling is somehow complimentary.

When it comes to catcalling, two-thirds of women reported having a story where they were spoken to, touched, followed or made to feel uncomfortable, according to a 2016 California State University survey.

We cannot allow the scenes which embarrassed us all as a nation – rowdiness on the floor of the House, insults and catcalling – to carry on.

A 30-year-old man in France has become the first to be fined under a new law condemning catcalling.

Schiappa, 35, recalled her first instance of catcalling when she was 14 in Paris and a man said something obscene to her.

The protesters were campaigning against, harassment, objectification, groping, catcalling of women and girls in Nigerian markets.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "catcalling" in a sentence?
An example: "Redbridge then became the first London borough to hand out a £100 fine for catcalling in December." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "catcalling" from authentic English texts.
What does "catcalling" mean?
Catcalling means: present participle and gerund of catcall
How many example sentences with "catcalling" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "catcalling", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.