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Squawk   /skwɔk/   Listen
Squawk

noun
1.
The noise of squawking.  "The squawk of car horns"
2.
Informal terms for objecting.  Synonyms: beef, bitch, gripe, kick.
verb
(past & past part. squawked; pres. part. squawking)
1.
Utter a harsh abrupt scream.  Synonyms: screak, screech, skreak, skreigh.
2.
Complain.  Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler.



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"Squawk" Quotes from Famous Books



... as they danced, and Unktomi, dancing among them, commenced twisting off the necks of the fattest of the geese and ducks and swans. But when he tried to twist off the neck of a large swan and could not, he only made him squawk. Then a small duck, called Skiska, partly opened his eyes. He saw Unktomi try to break the swan's neck, and ...
— Myths and Legends of the Great Plains • Unknown
... the unhurried traveller will soon know well. One is the big, noisy, gaudy Clark crow, whose swift flight and companionable squawk are familiar to all who tour the higher levels. The other is the friendly camp robber, who, with encouragement, not only will share your camp luncheon, but ...
— The Book of the National Parks • Robert Sterling Yard
... their hazard, individooally. I'm very happy. My house is full of joy, and I have to git up nights and larf! Sumtimes I ax myself "is it not a dream?" & suthin withinto me sez "it air;" but when I look at them sweet little critters and hear 'em squawk, I know it is a reality—2 realitys, I may ...
— The Complete Works of Artemus Ward, Part 1 • Charles Farrar Browne
... opinions about people who came into the room to see me, or to see the birds. At some persons he would squawk every moment. Others he saluted with a queer cry like "Ob-ble! ob-ble! ob-ble!" Once when a lady came in with a baby, he fixed his eyes on that infant with a savage look as if he would like to peck it, and jumped back and forth in his cage, panting, ...
— Types of Children's Literature • Edited by Walter Barnes
... behind him; and then I grabbed him. He let out just one little squawk; and then he shut his mouth. He struggled; slippery as an oiled cat, but not very strong. Finally I got him gagged with my handkerchief. Then I tied him up with my rope; round and round; just like the stories we read when we were kids. I expect I pinched him ...
— Two on the Trail - A Story of the Far Northwest • Hulbert Footner


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