squall :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (1)

n. sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation

Verbs (5)

v. blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"

v. utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

v. make high-pitched, whiney noises

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Fuzzynyms (26)

n. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening

n. a storm consisting of violent winds

n. (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"

n. a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

n. a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

n. a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

v. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

v. utter a shrill cry

v. utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

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v. speak softly; in a low voice

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