squawks 1 of 2

noun

plural of squawk
as in whines
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment if we don't receive any squawks, we can assume the change was acceptable

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squawks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of squawk
as in complains
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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  1. complaints
  2. complains
  3. moans
  4. screams
  5. grievances
  6. whines
Noun
  • The legislation gives the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection authority to investigate complaints and issue fines of up to $1,000 per violation.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Newport Beach City Councilman Erik Weigand, whose wife is a school board trustee, says he's been receiving many complaints.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of complaints
Verb
  • In his journals Steinbeck complains about how sore his fingers got after writing with pencils all day long.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Thomas complains about being stuck in the Keanu Reeves movie Speed, which sends Paladin off on a surprisingly indignant, knowledgeable pop-culture rant.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of complains
Noun
  • Lori can hardly speak, relying on a young nurse who sits at her side to translate her low, pained moans.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Wails and moans of grief interspersed the chanting, until the small coffin was lowered into the grave.
    — Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of moans
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  • Continue reading … HOSTILE WELCOME — Object hurled at Biden's motorcade as crowd screams 'blood on your hands'.
    — , FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The Duchess of Buckingham (Taissa Farmiga) as the Duchess screams in labor.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of screams
Noun
  • Indeed, how this film plays with Japan’s atomic grievances, tapping into a generation’s latent rage and the notion that opportunity is just tragedy that has shed its skin, feels like a culmination of 30-plus years of storytelling with the character.
    — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The litany of grievances underlines the scale of the challenge facing France, which is already grappling with a slow growth and ballooning debt.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of grievances
Verb
  • Andrew whines about the prattling women who’ve infiltrated his home, firmly establishing that all men are, in fact, terrible.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
  • On the dashboard, radar whines – tilting higher in pitch the faster cars go.
    — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of whines
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“Squawks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squawks. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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