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squawk

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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
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 The robins were squawking, scolding and flying back and forth. Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for squawk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squawk
Noun
  • The unfiltered electric soundtrack of the Evija goes from a piercing whine to an ear-splitting shriek.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Moscow’s escalating air war and the distinctive whine of Shaheds is now forcing Ukrainians out of their beds and into shelters and metro stations on an almost-nightly basis.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • Jiang and his colleagues complain over video chat about their bland meals, but the people who produce, prepare and deliver the food remain invisible.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Yost and others who opposed the sale of books from the library complained that HUC should not sell part of its collection to ease its financial problems.
    Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Most of these are held in a tent, from which loud, ecstatic moans can be heard for seemingly miles around.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Out comes another moan, this one closer to a laugh as Brandon’s face flashes a smile.
    Scott Craven, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • When the Target employees announced the launch, the fans screamed and were called up to the counter one by one.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kidman's complaint, obtained by The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network, confirmed the two are living in separate Nashville homes.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The grand jury indictment supersedes the criminal complaint and allows the criminal case to skip the preliminary hearing phase and move toward a trial.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Stop in to see what all the fuss is about.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The ongoing lawsuit isn't the first time the FTC has made a fuss about Amazon's operations recently.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Squawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squawk. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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