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squall |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Squall \Squall\, n. [Cf. Sw sqval an impetuous running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqala to stream, to gush.] A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow. The gray skirts of a lifting squall. --Tennyson. {Black squall}, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds. {Thick squall}, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail, sleet, or snow. --Totten. {White squall}, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without being marked in its approach by the clouds. --Totten. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Squall \Squall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squalled}; p. pr & vb n. {Squalling}.] [Icel. skvala Cf {Squeal}.] To cry out to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as the infant squalled. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Squall \Squall\, n. A loud scream; a harsh cry. There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, - The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall. --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: squall n : sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation v 1: make high-pitched, whiney noises [syn: {waul}, {wawl}] 2: 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" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}] 3: blow in a squall
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