Squall /(skwa̤l)/
Squall
n.
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A sudden and violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.
The gray skirts of a lifting squall.
Phrases & Compounds
- Black squall
- a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds.
- Thick squall
- a black squall accompanied by rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
- White squall
- a squall which comes unexpectedly, without being marked in its approach by the clouds.
Squall
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Squalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Squalling
- 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.
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A loud scream; a harsh cry.
There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, -- The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall.