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Verb
/skwôl/,
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squalls, plural;
  1. (of a baby or small child) Cry noisily and continuously
    • - Sarah was squalling in her crib
Noun
  1. A sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm, esp. one bringing rain, snow, or sleet
    • - low clouds and squalls of driving rain
  2. A loud cry
    • - he emitted a short mournful squall
  1. sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
  2. make high-pitched, whiney noises
  3. shout: 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"
  4. blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"
  5. A squall is a sudden, sharp increase in wind speed which is usually associated with active weather, such as rain showers, thunderstorms, or heavy snow. Squalls refer to an increase in the sustained winds over a short time interval, as there may be higher gusts during a squall event. ...
  6. "Squall" is a single released by D'espairsRay on March 14, 2007. Its limited edition comes with a DVD containing the music video for the title track, but does not contain the third track, "Screen".
  7. The VA-111 Shkval (from Russian: шквал - squall) torpedo and its descendants are supercavitating torpedoes developed by the Soviet Union. They are capable of speeds in excess of 200 knots (370 km/h).
  8. A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line; A sudden storm, as found in a squall line. Often a nautical usage; To cry or wail loudly
  9. (Squalls) 1) A strong wind which arrives suddenly, lasts minutes and ends with a sudden decrease in speed. 2) A severe local storm with strong. gusty winds and usually precipitation, may be accompanied by thunder and lightning.
  10. To dream of squalls, foretells disappointing business and unhappiness.
  11. A quick, driving gust of wind or rain
  12. Atmospheric phenomenon characterizes by an abrupt and large increase of wind speed with a duration of the order of minutes which diminishes suddenly. It is often accompanied by showers or thundershowers.
  13. A sudden increase of wind speed by at least 18 miles per hour (16 knots) and rising to 25 miles per hour (22 knots) or more and lasting for at least one minute.
  14. A brief storm that arrives suddenly.
  15. A cloud formation containing wind and rain.
  16. A squall comprises a rather sudden increase of the mean wind speed which lasts for several minutes at least before the mean wind returns to near its previous value. A squall may include many gusts.
  17. a sudden violent wind, often accompanied by rain, snow, or sleet; as derived from "shriek". [nb: regional variants include Abroholos, Barat, Borasco, Brubu, Chubasco, Churada, Papagayo, Suestado, Sumatra, Tehuantepecer, and the like]
  18. Brief, intense snow showers accompanied by strong, gusty winds.  Accumulation may be significant.  Snow squalls are best known in the Great Lakes region.
  19. A heavy shower and/or thunderstorm often accompanied by strong and gusty winds. Aerial photographers don't like them!
  20. A sudden onset of strong winds associated with dark clouds and often rain. The intensity and duration is longer than that of a gust. In Hawaii there will be increasing winds and strong gusts as a squall nears then fading winds after it passes. ...
  21. A short and sudden windstorm, which often has rain with it.
  22. A quick moving storm over the water, usually accompanied by gusts of wind and rain.
  23. A brief windstorm; usually comes on suddenly and is accompanied by either snow or rain
  24. A sudden storm with wind and rain.
  25. A brief, violent storm