squall
/ˈskwɔːl/ verb C2- To cry or wail loudly.
- To fall suddenly and forcefully, as if a squall.
He/she/it squalls · Past squalled · Past participle squalled · -ing form squalling
Verb forms
- Base form
- squall
- He/she/it
- squalls
- Past
- squalled
- Past participle
- squalled
- -ing form
- squalling
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The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,
Take in the studding-sails and stow the flying jib.’ It was time; the squall was on us, and the vessel began to heel.
Rain squalls drifted across their russet face, and the heavy, slate-coloured clouds hung low over the landscape, trailing in grey wreaths down the sides of the fantastic hills.
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