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
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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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David Segal, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Sea oats and fir trees dance in the breeze as seagulls squawk in a bright blue sky and the mighty Pacific crashes against the jagged shoreline a few dozen yards away.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The birds squawked, and the inspector conferred with Ms. Lesser.
—David Segal, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Sea oats and fir trees dance in the breeze as seagulls squawk in a bright blue sky and the mighty Pacific crashes against the jagged shoreline a few dozen yards away.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Squawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squawk. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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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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