to squawk

Examples

• All

• A chicken on the gate of a wooden fence turned nervously, then squawked to the ground.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Below me, toucans and green macaws squawk, now and then bursting out of the foliage to show their splendid colors.

  Academic text (2007)

• I could squawk and yell and make horrible noises.

  The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)

• "Foolish person," the Turtle squawked, "do you think we are not aware of what you carry in those bags?"

  Fiction book (1991)

• When I came closer, she raised her neck feathers and squawked hoarsely.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Out past the ice floes, seagulls squawked as the strong wind pressed them back toward shore.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The gull made a few steps toward the prized morsel of food and squawked.

  Academic text (1997)

• Girard leaps to the ground first, landing in an enclosure filled with squawking geese.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Parrots flew towards her, squawking, beating their way up the stairwell to perch on the chandelier.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The parrot began to squawk loudly when it saw its reflection in the mirror.

Synonyms

S

to screech

vsto squawk

86 4.0

To make a loud, high, sharp sound that startles people

is harsher and more abrupt often used to signal complaint or shock

S

to squeak

vsto squawk

82 1.4

To make a short high sound when things move or rub together

is louder harsher and more abrupt often signaling complaint

S

to shriek

vsto squawk

72 2.9

To make a loud high sound often because of fear, pain or excitement

is less about fear and more often signals complaint or shock

C

to cackle

vsto squawk

18 6.0

To make a loud high sound like a hen or laugh in a loud harsh way

is less repeated and more abrupt often signaling complaint

Q

to quack

vsto squawk

7 1.0

To make the loud harsh sound a duck makes

is broader and often used for abrupt human complaint or shock

C

to caw

vsto squawk

6 7.1

To make a harsh, loud cry like a crow or raven

is used more broadly and often for human complaint or shock

H

to honk

vsto squawk

5 2.6

Make a loud harsh cry like a goose

is more abrupt and often used to express complaint or shock

S

to squall

vsto squawk

2 7.2

To make a loud high sound like a baby or bird

is more abrupt and often signals complaint or sudden shock

L

to let out a scream

vsto squawk

1 2.1

To make a loud sudden cry because you are scared, hurt, or surprised

is more used for abrupt complaint or shocked reaction

S

to skreigh

vsto squawk

9.9

Make a sudden loud harsh cry from fear or pain

is more commonly used for complaint or sudden shock

S

to skreak

vsto squawk

9.9

To make a loud, high, harsh sound like a scream

is sharper and more tied to complaint or shock

S

to screak

vsto squawk

• UK

9.9

To make a short, high, harsh sound like an owl or old gate

is more abrupt and often expresses complaint or surprise

C

to cronk

vsto squawk

• UK

9.9

To make a loud harsh croaking sound like a goose

is sharper and more abrupt when showing complaint or surprise

C

to chirk

vsto squawk

• Archaic

9.9

To make a high sharp squeaking sound like a mouse or an old door

is louder harsher and more abrupt used for complaint or shock

Antonyms

W

to whisper

586 1.0

To speak very quietly using only breath so one person can hear

Compounds

S

squawk box

• US

1 6.3

A loudspeaker used to talk to people in a building

How Loud

to shriek

72 2.9

to squawk

16 4.7

to squeak

82 1.4

chirp

18 1.6

to peep

2 1.5

Surface Forms

Etymology