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Squawl

Squawl \Squawl\ (skw[add]l), v. i. See Squall.

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squawl

vb. (alternative form of squall English)

Usage examples of "squawl".

Probably the same one that will sometimes slip up outside my cabin window in the hollow squeaking shank of a strung-out night to suddenly squawl me up out of my swivel chair three feet in the air then disappear into the swamp with yips of ornery delight.

Roars and hoots and squawls and bellows rose to the heavens in a cacophonous chorus that never ceased.

I never got one full morning of sleep those years, because there were babies holed up everywhere set to let loose their squawls at the very moment I started to doze.

An owl hooted stentoriously at the glade edge, and the little boy emitted a series of squawls.

The tires squawled and slid, and he fought the skid with the skill of long years of driving on bad roads in bad weather.

Most of that time had been spent spearing the five Malwa gamblers, whose squawling, writhing, squirming huddle had presented a peculiar obstacle to the Kushan soldiers.

Winds drove squawls across the vast silver belly of Wat-tala Bay, whitecapping the water, sending storm chop to tear at the beach.