Synonyms of squawking

squawking 1 of 2

adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vocal
• outspoken
• blatant
• vociferous
• noisy
• caterwauling
• yowling
• yawping
• shrill
• clamorous
• vociferating
• obstreperous
• clamant
• vociferant
• boisterous
• raucous
• loudmouthed
• strident
• rowdy
• cacophonous
• earsplitting
• dissonant
• blaring
• brazen
• uproarious
• discordant
• grating
• clangorous
• blustering
• booming
• rackety
• dinning
• brassy
• robustious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• silent
• quiet
• still
• noiseless
• calm
• soundless
• hushed
• subdued

squawking

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verb

present participle of squawk

as in complaining

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

she squawked on for hours about how salespeople were always rude to her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complaining
• screaming
• whining
• moaning
• muttering
• whimpering
• squealing
• grumbling
• growling
• yammering
• worrying
• hollering
• wailing
• murmuring
• kicking
• crying
• bitching
• grousing
• bleating
• yowling
• keening
• nagging
• griping
• carping
• caterwauling
• inveighing
• whinging
• beefing
• fussing
• kvetching
• yawping
• bellyaching
• croaking
• repining
• grizzling
• grouching
• grumping
• crabbing
• protesting
• maundering
• kicking up a fuss
• sobbing
• quibbling
• quarreling (with)
• objecting (to)
• blubbering
• stewing
• fretting
• lamenting
• bewailing
• caviling
• bemoaning
• deploring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing
• delighting
• crowing
• taking
• accepting
• bearing
• enduring
• tolerating
• cheering
• applauding
• commending
• countenancing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squawking

Adjective

If another family attempts to invade that space, they are hurriedly pushed away by loud squawking and aggressive flying. — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Verb

One of her sons showed me his pet rabbit; another introduced a large parrot squawking in a cage. — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

On a recent day, a flock of some 30 were perched in the distance — scattering when a pair of squawking oystercatchers alerted them to visitors. — ABC News, 30 May 2026

Around the museum, children can be heard squawking through a flight simulator of a UPS Boeing 747-8F to a pretend command tower learning to leverage flight technology. — Olivia Evans, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

The squawking plaything can test even Bluey’s patience. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026

The filmmaker shows a strong handle over the film’s fanciful tone and fitfully filthy sense of humor, and he’s credited with composing the film’s score full of squawking brass instruments and skittish strings in addition to writing, directing and editing. — Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026

Some environmentalists are squawking, however, because the iconic wood stork will soon lose its federal protection, arguing climate change and environmental policy rollbacks continue to threaten its wetland habitat. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026

One way transponders do that is by squawking, or sending a code to air traffic control to identify itself and provide information, like altitude. — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 15 Dec. 2025

On a cool autumn morning in what used to be a bustling neighborhood, the only sounds came from squawking finches and juncos – not quite a rising phoenix. — Cheri Mossburg, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025