squallnoun [ C ]
uk/skwɔːl/us/skwɑːl/squall noun [ C ] (STRONG WIND)
a sudden strong wind or short storm:
Violent squalls signalled the approach of the hurricane.
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Wind & winds
- airstream
- anemometer
- blast
- breeze
- choppy
- drafty
- draught
- dust devil
- El Niño
- eolian
- hurricane
- jet stream
- northeast
- prevailing
- southeasterly
- southerly
- the Beaufort scale
- tornado
- wind gauge
- windsock
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Precipitation: stormy weather
squall noun [ C ] (SHOUT)
a loud, sharp noise
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
- boom
- catcall
- cheer
- crow
- cry
- gasp
- groan
- hoot
- keen
- laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom
- moan
- rasp
- raspberry
- roar
- sibilant
- wail
- whistle
- whoop
- wolf whistle
- yowl
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squally
adjective uk/ˈskwɔː.li/us/ˈskwɑː.li/
squallverb [ I ]
uk/skwɔːl/us/skwɑːl/(especially of a baby) to make a loud, sharp noise
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
- boom
- catcall
- cheer
- crow
- cry
- gasp
- groan
- hoot
- keen
- laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom
- moan
- rasp
- raspberry
- roar
- sibilant
- wail
- whistle
- whoop
- wolf whistle
- yowl
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