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Word entry · 6 letters

squall

Best crossword clue

"Sudden loud cry"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈskwɔːl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted allqsuStarts with SEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. utter a sudden loud cry

Word origin

From Middle English *squalen and squelen (“to cry, scream, squall”), from Old Norse skvala (“to cry out”), probably ultimately imitative with influence from squeal and bawl.

Used in a sentence

  • Squalling like an infuriated cat, the shadow crashed down
  • The orchestra burst into a sudden loud squalling.
  • Some night-bird, belike, or a sea-gull squalling below the headland.

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