squawks 1 of 2

plural of squawk

squawks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of squawk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squawks
Verb
  • In addition, Alabama complains that the Times gave the school only four hours to respond to the story before it was published; this also coincided with the team getting ready to start the tournament.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Gimme Credit also complains that a run of acquisitions in both food and beverages have added $5 billion to PepsiCo’s debt in just the first half of 2025.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But these complaints do not negate the actual successes of inflation, nor its ability to make truly generic predictions.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The spokesperson did not comment in response to the complaints of harm to public health.
    Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rising screams at Johnson on the sideline, delivering a stiff bro-hug with a smile.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Police said the officers encountered Billings prior to hearing screams at the park.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Demonstrations first erupted in the country on September 25 over water and power shortages and quickly escalated into an uprising over broader grievances, including corruption, bad governance and a lack of basic services.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Peaceful inmate efforts for change, including a July 2, 1971, letter detailing grievances, had gone unheeded.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Squawks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squawks. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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