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Meaning of
'squall'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Squall
[
n.
]
- A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.
- A loud scream; a harsh cry.
2 .
Squall
[
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.
Meaning of 'squall' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
squall
[
v
]
Meaning (1):
- utter a sudden loud cry
Example in sentence:
I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me;
she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
Meaning (2):
- blow in a squall
Example in sentence:
When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails
Nearby Words:
squab
squab-chick
squabash
squabbish
squabble
squabbled
squabbler
squabbling
squabby
squacco
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