'Squall' definitions:
Definition of 'squall'
(from WordNet)
noun
Sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
verb
verb
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" [syn: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall]
verb
Blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"
Definition of 'Squall'
From: GCIDE
- Squall \Squall\ (skw[add]l), n. [Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqvala to stream, to gush.] A sudden and violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow. [1913 Webster]
- The gray skirts of a lifting squall. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- Black squall, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds.
- Thick squall, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail, sleet, or snow. --Totten.
- White squall, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without being marked in its approach by the clouds. --Totten. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Squall'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Squall'
From: GCIDE
- Squall \Squall\, n. A loud scream; a harsh cry. [1913 Webster]
- There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'squall'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- altercation,
- bark,
- battle cry,
- bawl,
- bay,
- beef,
- bell,
- bellow,
- bickering,
- black squall,
- blare,
- blast,
- blat,
- blate,
- bleat,
- blizzard,
- blow,
- blow a hurricane,
- blow great guns,
- blow over,
- blow up,
- blubber,
- bluster,
- boom,
- brawl,
- bray,
- breathe,
- breeze,
- breeze up,
- brew,
- buzz,
- cackle,
- call,
- caterwaul,
- caw,
- chant,
- cheer,
- chirp,
- come up,
- coo,
- croak,
- crow,
- cry,
- cry out,
- cyclone,
- dirty weather,
- dispute,
- drawl,
- equinoctial,
- exclaim,
- falling-out,
- feud,
- fight,
- flute,
- foul weather,
- freshen,
- gale,
- gasp,
- gather,
- give tongue,
- give voice,
- groan,
- growl,
- grunt,
- hail,
- half a gale,
- halloo,
- hassle,
- heavy blow,
- hiss,
- holler,
- hollo,
- hoot,
- howl,
- huff,
- hurrah,
- hurricane,
- ill wind,
- keen,
- lilt,
- line squall,
- line storm,
- low,
- make an outcry,
- meow,
- mew,
- mewl,
- miaow,
- moan,
- moo,
- mumble,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- neigh,
- nicker,
- pant,
- pipe,
- pipe up,
- puff,
- pule,
- rage,
- rainstorm,
- rallying cry,
- roar,
- rough weather,
- rumble,
- screak,
- scream,
- screech,
- set in,
- shout,
- shriek,
- sibilate,
- sigh,
- sing,
- snap,
- snarl,
- snort,
- snowstorm,
- sob,
- squall line,
- squawk,
- squeak,
- squeal,
- storm,
- storm wind,
- stormy weather,
- stormy winds,
- strong wind,
- tempest,
- tempestuous rage,
- tempestuous wind,
- thick squall,
- thunder,
- thundersquall,
- thunderstorm,
- tirade,
- tornado,
- troat,
- tropical cyclone,
- trumpet,
- twang,
- typhoon,
- ugly wind,
- ululate,
- violent blow,
- waft,
- wail,
- war cry,
- war whoop,
- warble,
- whicker,
- whiff,
- whiffle,
- whine,
- whinny,
- whisper,
- white squall,
- whole gale,
- whoop,
- williwaw,
- wind-shift line,
- windstorm,
- yammer,
- yap,
- yawl,
- yawp,
- yell,
- yelp,
- yip,
- yo-ho,
- yowl