SQUALL
Dictionary entry overview: What does squall mean?
• SQUALL (noun)
The noun SQUALL has 1 sense:
1. sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
Familiarity information: SQUALL used as a noun is very rare.
• SQUALL (verb)
The verb SQUALL has 3 senses:
1. make high-pitched, whiney noises
2. utter a sudden loud cry
3. blow in a squall
Familiarity information: SQUALL used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SQUALL (noun)
Meaning:
Sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("squall" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "squall"):
line squall (a squall advancing along a front that forms a definite line)
• SQUALL (verb)
Meaning:
Make high-pitched, whiney noises
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
squall; waul; wawl
Hypernyms (to "squall" is one way to...):
howl; roar; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl (emit long loud cries)
Sentence frames:
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Meaning:
Utter a sudden loud cry
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
yell; shout out; scream; cry; holler; shout; squall; hollo; call
Context examples:
she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle / I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
Hypernyms (to "squall" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "squall"):
hollo (cry hollo)
hurrah (shout 'hurrah!')
halloo (shout 'halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention)
whoop (shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm)
pipe; pipe up; shriek; shrill (utter a shrill cry)
howl; roar; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl (emit long loud cries)
screak; screech; skreak; skreigh; squawk (utter a harsh abrupt scream)
Sentence frames:
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Meaning:
Blow in a squall
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Context example:
When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails
Hypernyms (to "squall" is one way to...):
blow (be blowing or storming)
Sentence frame:
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