squawking
present participle ofsquawk
squawk
verb[I]
uk/skwɔːk/us/skwɑːk/(of abird) to make anunpleasantlyloud,sharpnoise:
As thefoxcame into theyard, thechickensbegansquawking inalarm.
toshout,scream, orcryin aloud,unpleasantway:
Thebabyneverstoppedsquawking allnight.
informaldisapproving
tocomplainabout somethingnoisily:
Environmentalgroupshave been squawkingaboutthedecisiontobuildthemotorwaythrough aforest.
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- moo
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Shouting & screaming
Complaining
Examplesofsquawking
squawking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Having erected an engine of oppression, they have been running aroundsquawking.
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The shareholders sit in their nestssquawkingfor higher dividends and waiting to be fed.
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That being so, why is he croaking andsquawkingin mounting a spurious protest?
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The robbers were then followed by two ravens into town and drew attention to them with loudsquawking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are two large cages full ofsquawkinggreen parrots.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the wild, this is a noisy species with an unmistakablesquawkingcall.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.You turn the dials and get asquawking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They typically have harsh wailing orsquawkingcalls, stout, longish bills, and webbed feet.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is a gregarious species, continuously chattering with a range of whistling andsquawkingcalls.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But she blocked my way, taring into my eyes andsquawkingher horrible song.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, he hears a birdsquawking, and decides to burrow into one of the berries and get eaten.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thesquawkingsounds the toy produces are recordings of an actual parrot.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An air traffic controller who suspects an aircraft may have been hijacked may ask the pilot to confirmsquawkingassigned code.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He speaks in a distinctivesquawkingvoice, produced by a contrivance known as a "swazzle" or "swatchel" which the professor holds in his mouth, transmitting his gleeful cackle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Donald bursts out of the cage,squawkingangrily, and declares war on his nephews.
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