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Definition of Squall
1. Noun. Sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation.
Generic synonyms: Air Current, Current Of Air, Wind
Derivative terms: Squally
2. Verb. Make high-pitched, whiney noises.
3. Verb. Utter a sudden loud cry. "Sam and Sue squall"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
Related verbs: Call, Call Out, Cry, Cry Out, Exclaim, Outcry, Shout
Specialized synonyms: Hollo, Hurrah, Halloo, Whoop, Pipe, Pipe Up, Shriek, Shrill, Howl, Roar, Ululate, Wail, Yaup, Yawl, Screak, Screech, Skreak, Skreigh, Squawk
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Derivative terms: Call, Cry, Cry, Holler, Hollering, Hollo, Scream, Screamer, Screaming, Shout, Shouting, Yell, Yell, Yelling
Also: Call Out, Cry Out
4. Verb. Blow in a squall. "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"
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
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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