Synonyms of squawk

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noun

as in whine

an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment

if we don't receive any squawks, we can assume the change was acceptable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whine
• moan
• complaint
• fuss
• bitch
• grievance
• lament
• whimper
• wail
• grumble
• bleat
• murmur
• grouse
• holler
• gripe
• carp
• whinge
• yammer
• beef
• protest
• objection
• plaint
• kvetch
• grouch
• miserere
• quibble
• demur
• challenge
• expostulation
• remonstrance
• stink
• kick
• niggle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• compliment
• commendation
• applause
• approval
• acclaim
• plaudit
• sanction
• endorsement

squawk

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verb

ˈskwȯk 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complain
• scream
• whine
• moan
• mutter
• grumble
• growl
• squeal
• worry
• murmur
• whimper
• wail
• cry
• holler
• bitch
• kick
• bleat
• grouse
• nag
• caterwaul
• inveigh
• whinge
• gripe
• yammer
• croak
• beef
• bellyache
• kvetch
• yowl
• repine
• keen
• fuss
• grizzle
• carp
• yawp
• kick up a fuss
• protest
• crab
• grouch
• grump
• maunder
• sob
• object (to)
• quarrel (with)
• cavil
• quibble
• fret
• stew
• lament
• blubber
• bewail
• bemoan
• deplore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delight
• rejoice
• accept
• tolerate
• take
• crow
• endure
• bear
• cheer
• applaud
• countenance
• commend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squawk

Noun

Toy keyboard plinks and saxophone squawks spiral over a booming racket of drums in the ether, slyly threatening to collapse, like an elaborate plate-spinning act. — H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026

There are times when squawk is not used to communicate aircraft information, like during military operations. — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 15 Dec. 2025

Verb

Godwit parents brood their chicks, alert them to danger, lead them to hiding places, and (in a dramatic and short-lived personality shift) aggressively squawk at and harry their potential predators. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Pairing Aflac, which has thrived with commercials featuring an anthropomorphic duck squawking out its name, and Affleck. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026