OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27715

squawk

/skwɔːk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chillido • graznido
A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 27716

squawk

/skwɔːk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
graznar
To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
The hens woke up squawking with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance.
Phrases
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