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squall

 
Noun squall has 1 sense
  1. squall - sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
    --1 is a kind of
    wind, air current, current of air
    --1 has particulars: line squall
    Derived form: verb squall3
Verb squall has 3 senses
  1. squall, waul, wawl - make high-pitched, whiney noises
    --1 is one way to howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall - 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"
    --2 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  3. squall - blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"
    --3 is one way to
    blow
    Derived form: noun squall1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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