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verb

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Recent Examples of squawk
Noun
The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025 The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
Every bagpipe performance starts with a squawking rev-up, in which the bag fills with air, the drones perk up with inhuman attention, like rabbit ears, and the sounds coalesce in tune and begin to announce themselves. Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025 Marinate in the hydrotherapy pool there with the sound of waves crashing below and toucans and parrots squawking in the background. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for squawk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squawk
Noun
  • Deciphering the vocalizations involves both sound and context, as a dog’s bark or whine may be tied to its situation, Zhu said.
    Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The unfiltered electric soundtrack of the Evija goes from a piercing whine to an ear-splitting shriek.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In that appearance, Thilly moonwalked across the floor and performed a backspin before using his allotted five minutes to complain about rising taxes, according to CBS News New York.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Another woman, 59, complained of back pain, per the outlets.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Imagine a city street at dusk, silent save for the rising sound of a collective guttural moan.
    Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The wide-leg pants have just the right amount of stretch and come in a trendy brown shade that screams autumnal fashion.
    Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Sundae screamed, and the whole motel heard her.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Leawood police fielded nearly 400 food-poisoning complaints and conducted about 130 interviews, a volume that briefly crashed the department’s records system, according to the Johnson County Post, KSHB 41 and KCTV5.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But the complaint claims that Corcoran is owed far more than the roughly $8,000 she's been paid to date.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Serve it for a holiday feast or any dinner that deserves to feel a little fancy without the fuss.
    Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Oversized, statement-making tops that don’t need a lot of fuss, leather jackets, and some autumnal classics, like button-up shirts and turtleneck dresses, have become my go-tos.
    Minty Mellon, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Squawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squawk. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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