as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
if we don't receive any squawks, we can assume the change was acceptable
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
she squawked on for hours about how salespeople were always rude to her
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Recent Examples of squawk
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
15 Dec. 2025
This caused crews to declare an emergency squawk 7700 — an international distress code.
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Colson Thayer,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
You are brought to your senses, this time by squawking and the rapid beating of wings.
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Addie Citchens,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Noun
There are times when squawk is not used to communicate aircraft information, like during military operations.
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Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
15 Dec. 2025
This caused crews to declare an emergency squawk 7700 — an international distress code.
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Colson Thayer,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
The filmmaker shows a strong handle over the film’s fanciful tone and fitfully filthy sense of humor, and he’s credited with composing the film’s score full of squawking brass instruments and skittish strings in addition to writing, directing and editing.
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Stephen Saito,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
You are brought to your senses, this time by squawking and the rapid beating of wings.
—
Addie Citchens,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squawk
Noun
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Test recordings sounded clear and full, and the noise cancellation completely blocked out the buzz and whine of my 3D printer.
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Lee's voice has always been Sui generis, a distinctive instrument caught between a whine and a yelp yet immediately recognizable.
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Even Hakimi didn't complain, instead giving van de Ven a dap of respect.
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The document complains about trade, customs officers, juryless courts, and judges’ salaries.
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The child’s eyes were swollen and milky, their mouth agape in a silent moan.
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Where my world was hemmed in by ridgelines and holler roads, Mary Lennox’s world was hemmed in by fog and wind and the low moan of a manor house that seemed to breathe on its own.
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Like why does Bravo think making the captions all different sizes screams Gen Z?
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For Denver, who sent the pick away, this screams cost-cutting measure for a team running into second apron issues.
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The case was initiated in August by an asylum-seeker from Guatemala who was arrested after leaving a routine immigration hearing in San Francisco and then held without access to adequate hygiene, sanitation, medical care and legal advice, according to the complaint.
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On behalf of Aliya Rahman, the MacArthur Justice Center and a civil rights law firm filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, requesting an investigation.
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William Saliba — France/Arsenal (same) Saliba does everything on the pitch with a minimum of fuss.
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The flowy silhouette packs down without much fuss.
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“Squawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squawk. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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