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verb

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Recent Examples of squawk
Noun
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 Flocks of sparrows and parrots chirp and squawk in the palms overhead. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
Verb
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 Overhead, a flock of green parrots fluttered and squawked in humanlike tones. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for squawk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squawk
Noun
  • Inside the fence, the atmosphere was oddly peaceful, and sometimes so quiet that the loudest noise was the whine of an overhead drone.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 May 2025
  • The motor produces a whine that is noticeable but not distracting.
    William Roberson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Cannon complained to Delta and to the Department of Transportation, which regulates airlines.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • That also prompted a number of customers to complain about the issue on social media.
    Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The eyes start rolling and the moans come out when dudes get super gooned.
    Mikelle Street, Them., 6 May 2025
  • The courtroom reverberated with the anguished moans and last breaths of Brianna Kupfer.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Videos posted to social media appear to show the mast of the ship crashing into the bridge just before 8:30 p.m., as passengers and nearby onlookers screamed, prompting an immediate search and rescue operation on the East River for the injured and overboard passengers.
    Alexandra Koch , Alexis McAdams , CB Cotton , Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
  • Downstairs on the fairy-tale terrace, over an exorbitant Scottish cheese board, her mother and husband and sister were all screaming at one another.
    Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • The complaint says a 58-year-old woman showed up at AdventHealth TimberRidge ER in Ocala with chills, fever and numbness in her hands and face.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 May 2025
  • The party started to end in January 2017, when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Yim and Breathometer, alleging the company misled customers about the product’s ability to accurately measure blood alcohol content.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The deep pockets add both style and practicality—great for a mom to put her card and keys in without the fuss of a purse.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 15 May 2025
  • With plug-and-play simplicity, USB-C connectivity and cross-platform compatibility with Macs, PCs, iOS and Android devices, users can record using the M-Track Duo HD with very little setup or fuss.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

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“Squawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squawk. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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