squawked; squawking; squawks
1
: to utter a harsh abrupt scream
2
: to complain or protest loudly or vehemently
opponents of the bill squawked
squawker
noun
1
: a harsh abrupt scream
2
: a noisy complaint
Synonyms
Examples of squawk in a Sentence
Verb
The customers squawked about the high prices.
Opponents of the project have been squawking.
Noun
if we don't receive any squawks, we can assume the change was acceptable
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Fabiano Maisonnave, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Six throaty squawks from the phone alert the trogon to a challenger for his nesting turf.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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Verb
As the parrots soar squawking past their home, the couple can readily identify bird No. 17 by its smooth feathers and can tell No. 16 from No. 22, which has two beads attached to its radio collar.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Six throaty squawks from the phone alert the trogon to a challenger for his nesting turf.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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“Squawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squawk. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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squawk
1 of 2 verb1
: to utter a harsh short scream
2
: to complain or protest loudly or forcefully
students squawked about the new dress code
squawker
noun
squawk
2 of 2 noun1
: a harsh short scream
2
: a noisy complaint
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