Overview of verb squall

The verb squall has 3 senses

• squall, waul, wawl -- (make high-pitched, whiney noises)


• 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")


• squall -- (blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails")

Overview of adj squalling

The adj squalling has 1 sense

• squally, squalling -- (characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; "a home life that has been extraordinarily squally")