Definition of Squall

1. Noun. Sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation.

Specialized synonyms: Line Squall
Generic synonyms: Air Current, Current Of Air, Wind
Derivative terms: Squally

2. Verb. Make high-pitched, whiney noises.
Exact synonyms: Waul, Wawl
Generic synonyms: Howl, Roar, Ululate, Wail, Yaup, Yawl

3. Verb. Utter a sudden loud cry. "Sam and Sue squall"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

4. Verb. Blow in a squall. "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"
Generic synonyms: Blow

Definition of Squall

1. n. A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

2. v. i. To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled.

3. n. A loud scream; a harsh cry.

Definition of Squall

1. Noun. A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line. ¹

2. Noun. A sudden storm, as found in a squall line. Often a nautical usage. ¹

3. Verb. To cry or wail loudly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Squall

1. to cry or scream loudly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Squall

1. To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled. Origin: Icel. Skvala. Cf. Squeal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Squall

squalene epoxidase
squalene epoxidase-cyclase
squalene synthase
squalene synthetase
squalenes
squali
squalid
squalider
squalidest
squalidities
squalidity
squalidly
squalidness
squalidnesses
squaliform
squall (current term)
squall line
squalled
squaller
squallers
squallier
squalliest
squalliness
squalling
squallish
squalls
squally
squalodon
squalodons
squalodont

Literary usage of Squall

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forecasting Weather by Napier Shaw (1911)
"LINE squall OF OCTOBER 14, 1909 Another very well developed example of a line squall is that of October 14, 1909, to which the attention of the ..."

2. All Adventure: She Who Must Be Obeyed by H. Rider Haggard (2001)
"... CHAPTER IV THE squall How different is the scene that I have now to tell from that which has ..."

3. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from by Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, Alexander Chalmers (1824)
"See Tn squall. To SQUEAK. r.,». ... or qualmish, squall.] To cry with a shrill sharp voice ; to being apt to take offence without much reason. from qualm. ..."

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