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squall
1[ skwawl ]
noun
- Meteorology. a sudden, strong wind of brief duration that is sustained for at least two minutes at a speed of at least 16 knots (18 miles per hour, 8 meters per second), often accompanied by precipitation, and then rapidly diminishes in speed: Compare gust 1( def 1 ).
We can’t rule out some short spells of heavy rain, as occasional squalls from the north are expected later today.
- Nautical. any local storm on navigable water that is typically sudden and severe, with strong winds often accompanied by precipitation and sometimes thunder and lightning:
He got soaked in a squall out in the bay, but thank heavens his skiff was just a few dozen yards from shore.
- a sudden disturbance or commotion:
Holidays with her family were always unnerving—you never knew when a pleasant moment was going to erupt into a chaotic squall.
verb (used without object)
- Meteorology, Nautical. to blow as a squall:
They say it may squall, but I say we should go ahead with our picnic plans.
squall
2[ skwawl ]
verb (used without object)
- to cry or scream loudly and violently:
The hungry baby began to squall.
verb (used with object)
- to utter in a screaming tone.
noun
- the act or sound of squalling:
The baby's squall was heard next door.
squall
1/ ɔː /
noun
- a sudden strong wind or brief turbulent storm
- any sudden commotion or show of temper
verb
- intr to blow in a squall
squall
2/ ɔː /
verb
- intr to cry noisily; yell
noun
- a shrill or noisy yell or howl
squall
/ ô /
- A brief, sudden, violent windstorm, often accompanied by rain or snow. A squall is said to occur if a wind having a sustained speed of 40 km (25 mi) per hour lasts at least 1 minute and then decreases rapidly.
- See also squall line
Derived Forms
- ˈܲ, adjective
- ˈܲ, adjective
- ˈܲ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܲ· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of squall2
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of squall1
Origin of squall2
Example Sentences
As a first taste of the collection, he released Rain In The River, from Perfect World, whose muscular drums and squalling feedback showcase the raw power of his regular backing band E Street Band.
An untimely Pacific squall which drenched us and everything else did not slow them at all.
And in London, the New Year's Day parade suffered a short delay due to the high winds and a brief squall of torrential rain in the capital.
A controlled squall of primordial guitar feedback announced their arrival.
We’d lived on a little fishing trawler then, as it goes, and it wasn’t long after my first lungful of squall met the air, that a squall far bigger found us at sea.
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