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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Squall \Squall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squalled; 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  squalling
       adj : characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; "a home
             life that has been extraordinarily squally" [syn: squally]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  squalling
     n.
     The act of one who squalls; a crying or wailing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en squall nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  squalling
     n.
     The act of one who squalls; a crying or wailing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en squall nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  squalling
     n.
     The act of one who squalls; a crying or wailing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en squall nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  squalling
     n.
     The act of one who squalls; a crying or wailing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en squall nocat=1)

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squalling /skwˈɒlɪŋ/
  brüllend, schreiend
   see: squall, squalled, squalls, squalled
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squalling /skwˈɒlɪŋ/
  heulend, flennend, plärrend, greinend, röhrend, brüllend, tränzend
     Synonyms: bawling, howling, wauling
  
   see: bawl, howl, squall, waul, bawled, howled, squalled, wauled, bawls, howls, squalls, wauls, bawled, howled, squalled, wauled, It's enough to make you weep!, It's enough to make you cry!, I could have cried.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squalling /skwˈɒlɪŋ/
  stürmend
   see: squall, squalled, squalls, squalled
  

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