as in vocal
engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest
the PTA meeting was filled with squawking parents, voicing their dislike of the new vice-principal
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as in complaining
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 squawking
Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Marty’s still stumbling around the One Well compound when Phil — tarred and feathered by his Aryan brothers, presumably for squawking to Lee back in episode two — runs screaming into his arms.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
The squawking birds from the Oscar-winning short For the Birds (2000) have shown up in two Pixar features, in very similar, blink-and-you'll-miss-it contexts.
—Kelly Connolly, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Although the county anklet was squawking about a violation, the state anklet was silent.
—Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Verb
Helm can’t see into the growling squawking forest to know what’s occurring in there.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Marty’s still stumbling around the One Well compound when Phil — tarred and feathered by his Aryan brothers, presumably for squawking to Lee back in episode two — runs screaming into his arms.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
The squawking birds from the Oscar-winning short For the Birds (2000) have shown up in two Pixar features, in very similar, blink-and-you'll-miss-it contexts.
—Kelly Connolly, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Although the county anklet was squawking about a violation, the state anklet was silent.
—Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squawking
Adjective
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Mamdani, whose past included vocal activism on behalf of Palestinian issues that included comments many New York Jews found offensive, will be New York’s first Muslim mayor.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The incoming Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, had been a vocal supporter of the bureau.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Frederica Wilson, a Democratic congresswoman from South Florida, vividly remembers her constituents complaining about one Facebook ad in particular.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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About 20% of fire department employees responded to the survey, with large majorities of those respondents complaining about discrimination, diversity and inclusion programs and a wide range of organizational issues.—
Aaron Valdez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Her love life, like her work life, according to her most outspoken friend, Littia (singer Inayah), is in shambles, and an invitation to spend the holidays with love interest Colton (Aaron O’Connell) challenges her perspectives on romance.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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The pair will face the immediate challenge of addressing the controversy over politics that has roiled the firm, at a time when many Silicon Valley venture firms are becoming increasingly outspoken on hot-button political and culture-war issues.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Agents appear to fight off a screaming crowd trying to help the man by pushing them away and threatening them with pepper spray.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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There’s nothing like stepping onto the ice with thousands of screaming school children on top of you after an early-morning bus ride to play in an early-morning game to remind you’re in the AHL rather than the NHL.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Bartz was struck by the boldness of the theft, noting that internal communications from Anthropic showed blatant awareness of the piracy.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tragically, Putin’s blatant disregard for international law when invading and annexing Ukraine in 2022 is frequently compared to the American invasion of Iraq.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Chip heeled tight to my left, his ears laid back, whining softly.—
Joel M. Vance,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
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Marcus poked out his bottom lip, but no whining this time.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Two sides in European competition, Nottingham Forest, buoyed by Sean Dyche’s arrival and a vociferous City Ground, and a rapidly improving Aston Villa, come first.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Hamas officials later said the spectacle, along with Trump’s earlier vociferous enforcement of a cease-fire between Iran and Israel, encouraged them to trust his vows that the peace pact would be enforced.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There’s something moaning in the background.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The deputies ultimately roll him over before putting on handcuffs as Mull can be heard moaning in pain.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Squawking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squawking. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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