squall

IPA: skwˈɔɫ

noun

  • (often nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.
  • (meteorology) A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line.
  • A loud cry or wail.

verb

  • To cry or wail loudly.
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Examples of "squall" in Sentences

  • This "little squall" is far from being put to bed,
  • They are more dangerous than what we call a squall line.
  • It won't be long before that squall is drenching things.
  • But then the clouds thickened and a cold rain squall moved in.
  • When you hear the word squall line, you can get some wind damage and probably some hail.
  • As he smoked he watched the abrupt misting of the stars by a rain - squall that made to windward or to where windward might vaguely be configured.
  • The wind shifted back and forth between southeast and northeast, and at midnight the Pyrenees was caught aback by a sharp squall from the southwest, from which point the wind continued to blow intermittently.
  • Guitar-based indie-rock holds the plurality, of course: retro shoegazer guitar squall from the Twilight Sad, British-flavored mope-rock — tinged with emo loquacity — from Voxtrot, the dazed slide-guitar lines of Beach House.

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