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squawk
[ skwawk ]
verb (used without object)
- to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- Informal. to complain loudly and vehemently.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used with object)
- to utter or give forth with a squawk.
noun
- a loud, harsh cry or sound.
- Informal. a loud, vehement complaint.
- the black-crowned night heron. night heron
squawk
/ ɔː /
noun
- a loud raucous cry; screech
- informal.a loud complaint or protest
verb
- to utter a squawk or with a squawk
- informal.intr to complain loudly
Derived Forms
- ˈܲɰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲɰİ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of squawk1
Example Sentences
As they squawked and brayed, a narrator said: “This year, they march in protest. They are peaceful. They are flightless. But they are certainly not voiceless.”
Instead, the backing track squawked for a second and then dead air filled the room, with nary a patriotic chord to be heard.
Massive winter waves exploded against rocks, sea lions barked and squawking gulls joined the symphony.
Not a peep from all the “originalists,” incidentally, whose squawks could be heard for miles when the Supreme Court found, in Roe v.
It squawked in protest as he cupped it in his palm before relaxing, relenting to his gentle caress.
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