Squall
[skwɔːl] or [skwɔl]
Definition
(noun.) sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation.
(verb.) make high-pitched, whiney noises.
(verb.) blow in a squall; 'When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails'.
Inputed by Betty--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.
(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.
(n.) A loud scream; a harsh cry.
Edited by Juanita
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Cry (as an infant), bawl, yell, scream, cry out.
n. [1]. Cry, bawl, yell, scream, outcry.[2]. Storm (sudden and brief), blast, gust, sudden breeze.
Editor: William
Definition
v.i. to cry out violently.—n. a loud cry or scream: a violent gust of wind.—n. Squall′er.—adj. Squall′y abounding or disturbed with squalls or gusts of wind: gusty blustering: threatening a squall.—White squall a tropical whirlwind coming on without warning other than a small white cloud.
Checker: Velma
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of squalls, foretells disappointing business and unhappiness.
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Examples
- He restrained himself however, and the little squall would have blown over, but for one unlucky word. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- In crossing the bay we met with a squall that tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the kill, and drove us upon Long Island. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The wind blew roughly, the wet squalls came rattling past them, skimming the pools on the road and pavement, and raining them down into the river. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Niggers never gets round me, neither with squalling nor soft soap,--that's a fact. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He thrummed on the table as if it had been a musical instrument, and squalled in imitation of her manner of singing. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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