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1. (v.i.) squawk
to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
2. squawk
to complain loudly and vehemently.
3. (v.t.) squawk
to utter or give forth with a squawk.
4. (n.) squawk
a loud, harsh cry or sound.
5. squawk
a loud, vehement complaint.
Etymology: (1815–25; of expressive orig.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) squawk
the noise of squawking
"she awoke to the squawk of chickens"; "the squawk of car horns"
2. (verb) gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk
informal terms for objecting
"I have a gripe about the service here"
3. (verb) squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech
utter a harsh abrupt scream
4. (verb) gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
complain
"What was he hollering about?"
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1. (verb) squawk
to make a loud rough sound
The chicken squawked when I grabbed it.; The parrot gave a squawk.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) squawk
act of squawking; a harsh squeak
2. (noun) squawk
the American night heron. See under Night
3. (verb) squawk
to utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly
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Sense: a loud harsh cry made eg by an excited or angry bird
The hen gave a squawk when she saw the fox.
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 Afrikaans: kwaak |
 Arabic: وَقْوَقَه، زَعقَه |
 Bulgarian: грачене |
 Brazilian: grito |
 Czech: skřek |
 German: das Kreischen |
 Danish: skræppen |
 Greek: κρώξιμο |
 Estonian: (häda)kisa, kraaksatus |
 Farsi: جيغ كشيدن |
 Finnish: rääkäisy |
 French: cri rauque |
 Hebrew: צְווִיחָה |
 Hindi: चीख |
 Croatian: vrisak, kriještanje |
 Hungarian: vijjogás |
 Indonesian: jeritan |
 Icelandic: skrækur, garg |
 Italian: (strido rauco) |
 Japanese: がーがーという鳴き声 |
 Korean: (오리 등의) ‘꽥꽥’ 우는 소리 |
 Lithuanian: klyksmas, riksmas |
 Latvian: (putna) kliedziens;ķērcie |
 Malay: bunyi ayam |
 Dutch: gekrijs |
 Norwegian: hest skrik, vræl |
 Polish: skrzek |
 Portuguese: grito |
 Romanian: strigăt/ţipăt strident |
 Russian: клёкот; квохтанье |
 Slovak: škrek |
 Slovenian: vreščanje |
 Serbian: kreštanje |
 Swedish: gällt skrik |
 Thai: เสียงร้องดัง |
 Turkish: acı acı gıdaklama, ciyakl |
 Taiwanese: 粗厲的嘶叫聲 |
 Ukrainian: пронизливий крик птаха |
 Urdu: اونچی یا کرخت آواز |
 Vietnamese: tiêng kêu quác quác |
 Chinese: 粗厉的嘶叫声 |
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