squawk

IPA: skwˈɔk

noun

  • A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call.
  • (aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
  • (informal) A complaint or objection.
  • (aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
  • The American night heron.
  • (programming, informal) A warning message indicating a possible error.

verb

  • To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
  • (slang, intransitive) To speak out; to protest.
  • (slang, intransitive) To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
  • (programming, intransitive, informal) To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.
  • (aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
  • (US, slang, dated) To back out in a mean way.
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Examples of "squawk" in Sentences

  • The animals just squawk and howl.
  • But the animals just squawk and howl.
  • Brookline residents squawk about turkeys.
  • The squawk code is a four digit octal number.
  • The parrots squawk strange phrases, which alert Mary.
  • I can try to work some more in, but the devotees will squawk.
  • I think lots of systems squawk and die under that sort of load.
  • Thus the lowest possible squawk is 0000 and the highest is 7777.
  • A proposed farm animal ban has some Chester residents squawking.
  • The realistic squawking sounds of a bird are of an actual parrot.

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