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1. (n.) squall
a sudden, violent wind, often accompanied by rain, snow, or sleet.
2. squall
a sudden disturbance or commotion.
3. (v.i.) squall
to blow as a squall.
4. (v.i.) squall
to cry or scream loudly.
5. (n.) squall
the act or sound of squalling.
Etymology: (1625–35; perh. < ON skvala shriek, cry)
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| Definition of 'squall' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) squall
sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
2. (verb) squall, waul, wawl
make high-pitched, whiney noises
3. (verb) shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
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"
4. (verb) squall
blow in a squall
"When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) squall
a sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow
2. (noun) squall
a loud scream; a harsh cry
3. (verb) squall
to cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled
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Sense: a sudden violent wind, eg bringing rain
The ship was struck by a squall.
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 Afrikaans: rukwind |
 Arabic: عَصْفَة ريح |
 Bulgarian: буря |
 Brazilian: borrasca |
 Czech: nápor větru |
 German: die Böe |
 Danish: kastevind |
 Greek: μπουρίνι |
 Estonian: tuulepuhang, pagi |
 Farsi: بوران |
 Finnish: puuska |
 French: bourrasque |
 Hebrew: סוּפַת פֶּתָע |
 Hindi: तूफानी हवा |
 Croatian: udar, nalet vjetra |
 Hungarian: szélroham |
 Indonesian: angin kencang |
 Icelandic: hryðja, vindsveipur |
 Italian: burrasca |
 Japanese: スコール |
 Korean: 돌풍 |
 Lithuanian: škvalas |
 Latvian: vēja brāzma (ar lietu, sn |
 Malay: angin kencang |
 Dutch: vlaag |
 Norwegian: kastevind, uvær |
 Polish: szkwał |
 Portuguese: borrasca |
 Romanian: vijelie |
 Russian: шквал |
 Slovak: nápor vetra |
 Slovenian: močan sunek vetra |
 Serbian: iznenadna oluja |
 Swedish: kastby, stormby |
 Thai: พายุฝนที่เกิดขึ้นอย่างกะท |
 Turkish: bora |
 Taiwanese: 暴風雨 |
 Ukrainian: шквал |
 Urdu: اچانک زور کی آندھی |
 Vietnamese: cơn gió giật |
 Chinese: 暴风雨 |
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