单词 | squawk |
释义 | squawk[ skwawk ] / skwɔk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR squawk ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object)to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened. Informal. to complain loudly and vehemently. verb (used with object)to utter or give forth with a squawk. nouna loud, harsh cry or sound. Informal. a loud, vehement complaint. the black-crowned night heron.See under night heron. Origin of squawk1815–25; blend of squall2 and hawk3 SYNONYMS FOR squawk2 grumble, gripe, complain, yelp. SEE SYNONYMS FOR squawk ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM squawksquawker, nounWords nearby squawkSquauwmish, squaw, squawbush, squawfish, squaw huckleberry, squawk, squawk box, squawky, squaw man, squawroot, squeak Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for squawk
British Dictionary definitions for squawksquawk / (skwɔːk) / nouna loud raucous cry; screech informal a loud complaint or protest verbto utter a squawk or with a squawk (intr) informal to complain loudly Derived forms of squawksquawker, nounWord Origin for squawkC19: of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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