Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: squall
IPA transcription: [skw'ɔl]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: squall
    Meaning: sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: squall, waul, wawl
    Meaning: make high-pitched, whiney noises
  • Synonyms: shout, shout_out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
    Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
  • On the second day from Coca we were caught in a squall, and to save our roof we ran ashore.
  • The squall had come up, like a spiteful messenger before the morning; there followed in its wake a ragged tear of light which ripped the dark clouds until they showed a great grey hole of day.
  • Next day the masthead of their boat was seen sticking out of the water near Sunday Island. The pilot schooner went down and hauled the boat to the surface, but nothing was found in her except the sand-ballast and a bottle of rum. Her sheet was made fast, and when the squall struck her she had gone down like a stone.