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squawk definition

squawk (skwôk)

intransitive verb

  1. to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a parrot or chicken
  2. ☆ Informal to complain or protest, esp. in a loud or raucous voice

Etymology: echoic

transitive verb

to utter in a squawk

noun

  1. a loud, harsh cry
  2. ☆ Informal a loud, raucous complaint or protest
  3. ☆ the black-crowned night heron

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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