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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The gray skirts of a lifting squall.     --Tennyson.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Squall \Squall\, n.
     A loud scream; a harsh cry.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, 
           The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall.
                                                    --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]

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

  Squall \Squall\, n. [Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous running of
     water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqala to stream,
     to gush.]
     A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or
     snow.
  
           The gray skirts of a lifting squall.     --Tennyson.
  
     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.

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

  Squall \Squall\, n.
     A loud scream; a harsh cry.
  
           There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, - The
           short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall.
                                                    --Pope.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  squall
       n : sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
       v 1: make high-pitched, whiney noises [syn: 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]
       3: blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs
          his sails"

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

  squall
     n.
     1 (lb en meteorology) A squall line, multicell line, or part of a
  squall line.
     2 (lb en often nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.
     3 A loud cry or wail.
     vb.
     To cry or wail loudly.

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

  squall
     n.
     1 (lb en meteorology) A squall line, multicell line, or part of a
  squall line.
     2 (lb en often nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.
     3 A loud cry or wail.
     vb.
     To cry or wail loudly.

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

  squall
     n.
     1 (lb en meteorology) A squall line, multicell line, or part of a
  squall line.
     2 (lb en often nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.
     3 A loud cry or wail.
     vb.
     To cry or wail loudly.

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

  squall
     n.
     1 (lb en meteorology) A squall line, multicell line, or part of a
  squall line.
     2 (lb en often nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.
     3 A loud cry or wail.
     vb.
     To cry or wail loudly.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Squall /skwˈɒl/
  العاصفة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  squall //ˈskwɔːl// 
  шквал
  sudden storm, as found in a squall line

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  squall //ˈskwɔːl// 
  пищя, рева
  to cry or wail loudly

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  squall /skwˈɒl/ 
  křičet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  squall /skwˈɒl/ 
  poryv

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

  squall /skwˈɒl/
  Sturmböe , Sturmbö , Böe , Bö  [meteo.]
   see: squalls, rain squall, rainy squall, snow squall
  

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

  squall /skwˈɒl/ 
  brüllen, schreien 
        "squall in pain"  - vor Schmerz brüllen, vor Schmerz schreien
   see: squalling, squalled, squalls, squalled
  

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

  squall /skwˈɒl/ 
  heulen, flennen [Mitteldt.] , plärren [Süddt.]  [Ös.] , greinen [Mitteldt.]  [Schw.] , röhren [Ös.] , brüllen [Schw.] , tränzen  [Bayr.]  [Ös.]  [veraltet]  [ugs.]
           Note: laut weinen
     Synonyms: bawl, howl, waul
  
   see: bawling, howling, squalling, wauling, 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 ]

  squall /skwˈɒl/ 
  stürmen 
   see: squalling, squalled, squalls, squalled
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  squall /skwˈɒl/
  
  μπουρίνι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  squall //ˈskwɔːl// 
  kuuropuuska, tuulenpuuska, ukkoskuuro
  sudden storm, as found in a squall line

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  squall //ˈskwɔːl// 
  parkua, rääkyä
  to cry or wail loudly

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  squall /skwˈɒl/
  cičati, jak, larma, nered, vihor, vrištati

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  squall /skwˈɒl/
  1. fülsértô kiáltás
  2. éles visítás
  3. szélroham
  4. sikoltás
  5. éles sikítás
  6. görgôvihar
  7. éles kiáltás
  8. heves léglökés
  9. széllökés
  10. fülsértô visítás
  11. ordítás
  12. fülsértô sikítás
  13. szélvihar

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  squall /skwɔ:l/ 
    szkwał, nawałnica

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  squall //ˈskwɔːl// 
  kastby, stormby
  sudden storm, as found in a squall line

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  squall //ˈskwɔːl// 
  skrika, skråla
  to cry or wail loudly

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  squall /skwˈɒl/
  1. hırçın bir çocuk gibi bağırmak, yaygara koparmak
  2. yaygara, vaveylâ.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  squall /skwˈɒl/
  1. bora, kasırga, ani ve şiddetli fırtına
  2. (k. dili) karışıklık
  3. fırtına çıkmak. squall line (meteor.) soğuk dalgasının önünde ilerleyen kasırga hattı squally  fırtınalı, boralı.

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  squall /(en)skwˈɒl(fr)/ 
  шквал

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈskwɔɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  172 Moby Thesaurus words for "squall":
     altercation, bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, beef, bell, bellow,
     bickering, black squall, blare, blast, blat, blate, bleat,
     blizzard, blow, blow a hurricane, blow great guns, blow over,
     blow up, blubber, bluster, boom, brawl, bray, breathe, breeze,
     breeze up, brew, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, caw, chant, cheer,
     chirp, come up, coo, croak, crow, cry, cry out, cyclone,
     dirty weather, dispute, drawl, equinoctial, exclaim, falling-out,
     feud, fight, flute, foul weather, freshen, gale, gasp, gather,
     give tongue, give voice, groan, growl, grunt, hail, half a gale,
     halloo, hassle, heavy blow, hiss, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, huff,
     hurrah, hurricane, ill wind, keen, lilt, line squall, line storm,
     low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, mumble,
     murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, pant, pipe, pipe up, puff, pule,
     rage, rainstorm, rallying cry, roar, rough weather, rumble, screak,
     scream, screech, set in, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap,
     snarl, snort, snowstorm, sob, squall line, squawk, squeak, squeal,
     storm, storm wind, stormy weather, stormy winds, strong wind,
     tempest, tempestuous rage, tempestuous wind, thick squall, thunder,
     thundersquall, thunderstorm, tirade, tornado, troat,
     tropical cyclone, trumpet, twang, typhoon, ugly wind, ululate,
     violent blow, waft, wail, war cry, war whoop, warble, whicker,
     whiff, whiffle, whine, whinny, whisper, white squall, whole gale,
     whoop, williwaw, wind-shift line, windstorm, yammer, yap, yawl,
     yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho, yowl
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 狂风,暴风雪,哇哇器声;
  v. 狂风吹袭,哇哇地叫嚷;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 狂风,暴风雪,哇哇叫声
     vi. 狂风吹袭,嚎啕,哇哇地叫嚷
     vt. 尖声叫着

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