From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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The gray skirts of a lifting squall. --Tennyson.
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{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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Squall \Squall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squalled} (skw[add]ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Squalling}.] [Icel. skvala. Cf. {Squeal}.]
To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman
frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant
squalled.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Squall \Squall\, n.
A loud scream; a harsh cry.
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There oft are heard the notes of infant woe,
The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall.
--Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
squall
n 1: sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
v 1: make high-pitched, whiney noises [syn: {squall}, {waul},
{wawl}]
2: 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}]
3: blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs
his sails"
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