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squall1 nounsquall2 verb squallsquall1 /skwɔːl $ skwɒːl/ noun [countable] squall1Origin: 1600-1700 Probably from a Scandinavian language - A violent squall sank both ships.
- It was accompanied by a squall of spittle.
- Rodomonte hardly noticed the magnificent, unearthly architecture preserved so beautifully away from the squalls of the less temperate zones.
- Still wet from a recent rain squall, the city lay glistening in the sun.
- Suddenly the sharp, heavy squall of the air raid siren lashed the silence between them.
- The squall was a prelude to a fully-fledged gale, heralded well in advance by warnings from the meteorologists.
- The mariners spent the night in such shelter as they could find from the 30-knot winds, drenching squalls and menacing waves.
- Twice a squall bowled him into the water as he followed the shore round.
► Meteorologyanticyclone, nounarid, adjectivebarometer, nouncirrus, nounclimate, nounclimatic, adjectivecloudbank, nouncold front, nouncontrary, adjectivecumulus, nouncyclone, noundeluge, noundepression, nounduster, noundust storm, nounequatorial, adjectivefront, nounfrontal system, nounheadwind, nounhumidity, nounhurricane, nouninversion, nounisobar, nounisotherm, nounjet stream, nounleeward, adjectivelow, nounlow-pressure, nounmaelstrom, nounmirage, nounmonsoon, nounnimbus, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectiveonshore, adjectivepeasouper, nounpowder, nounprecipitation, nounrainfall, nounrain gauge, nounrainstorm, nounsandstorm, nounsea breeze, nounsemitropical, adjectivesheet lightning, nounshipping forecast, nounshower, nounshowery, adjectivesirocco, nounsleet, nounslush, nounsmog, nounsouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivesprinkle, nounsquall, nounsqually, adjectivestill, adjectivestorm, nounstorm cloud, nounstormy, adjectivestrength, nounsubside, verbsubtropical, adjectivesub-zero, adjectivetailwind, nountempest, nounthaw, verbthaw, nounthermal, nounthermometer, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderclap, nounthundercloud, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetidal, adjectivetidal wave, nountornado, nountorrid, adjectivetrade wind, nountropical, adjectivetrough, nountsunami, nounturbulence, nounturbulent, adjectivetwister, nountyphoon, nounwarm front, nounwaterspout, nounweather, nounweatherman, nounweather vane, nounwest, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewhirlwind, nounwhiteout, noun a sudden strong wind, especially one that brings rain or snow: snow squallssquall1 nounsquall2 verb squallsquall2 verb [intransitive] squall2Origin: 1600-1700 From a Scandinavian language VERB TABLEsquall |
Present | I, you, we, they | squall | | he, she, it | squalls | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | squalled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have squalled | | he, she, it | has squalled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had squalled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will squall | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have squalled |
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Present | I | am squalling | | he, she, it | is squalling | | you, we, they | are squalling | Past | I, he, she, it | was squalling | | you, we, they | were squalling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been squalling | | he, she, it | has been squalling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been squalling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be squalling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been squalling |
- My baby breaks away from me, squalling.
- When I arrived squalling -- no doubt prescient about my imminent fate -- the streets were half black.
- When the baby went on squalling, the orphanage offered her a substitute; she declined the offer.
if a baby or child squalls, it cries noisily SYN bawl |