Squall

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A loud, harsh cry.
  • verb-intransitive. To scream or cry loudly and harshly.
  • n. A brief sudden violent windstorm, often accompanied by rain or snow.
  • n. Informal A brief commotion.
  • verb-intransitive. To blow strongly for a brief period.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line.
  • n. A sudden storm, as found in a squall line. Often a nautical usage.
  • v. To cry or wail loudly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A sudden and violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.
  • verb-intransitive. To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress.
  • n. A loud scream; a harsh cry.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A sudden and violent gust of wind, or a succession of such gusts, usually accompanied by rain, snow, or sleet. In a ship's log-book abbreviated q.
  • n. Synonyms Gale, etc. See wind.
  • To blow a squall: used chieflyimpersonally: as, itsqualled terribly.
  • To cry out; scream or cry violently, as a frightened woman or a child in anger or distress: used in contempt or dislike.
  • To utter in a discordant, screaming tone.
  • n. A harsh cry; a loud and discordant scream; a sound intermediate in character between a squawk and a squeal.
  • n. A baby; pet; minx; girl: used vaguely, in endearment or reproach.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
  • v. make high-pitched, whiney noises
  • v. blow in a squall
  • v. utter a sudden loud cry
  • Verb Form
    squalled    squalling    squalls   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    wail    yaup    roar    howl    yawl    ululate    blow   
    Form
    squalled    squalling    squaller    squally   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    scream    wind   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ball    Fall    Gaul    Hall    Montreal    Nepal    Paul    Raul    Saul    Senegal   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gale    gust    thunderstorm    downpour    tempest    hurricane    blizzard    drizzle    sleet    flurry