About The Word Squall
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Squall
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What's The Definition Of Squall?
[n] sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
[v] utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [v] make high-pitched, whiney noises [v] blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails" Synonyms | Synonyms for Squall: call | cry | holler | hollo | scream | shout | shout out | waul | wawl | yell Related Terms | Find terms related to Squall: See Also | blow | call out | cry out | emit | exclaim | halloo | howl | hurrah | let loose | let out | line squall | outcry | pipe | pipe up | roar | screak | screech | shriek | shrill | skreak | skreigh | squawk | ululate | utter | wail | whoop | wind | yawl Squall In Webster's Dictionary \Squall\, n. [Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous running of
water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqala to stream,
to gush.]
A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or
snow.
The gray skirts of a lifting squall. --Tennyson.
{Black squall}, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds.
{Thick squall}, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail,
sleet, or snow. --Totten.
{White squall}, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without
being marked in its approach by the clouds. --Totten.
\Squall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squalling}.] [Icel. skvala. Cf. {Squeal}.] To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled. \Squall\, n. A loud scream; a harsh cry. There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, - The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall. --Pope. |
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