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Squawk
Squawk
(skwa̤k)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Squawked
(skwa̤kt)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Squawking
.] [See
Squeak
.] To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.
Squawking thrush
(Zool.)
, the missel turush; – so called from its note when alarmed.
[Prov. Eng.]
Squawk
,Noun.
1.
Act of squawking; a harsh squeak.
2.
(Zool.)
The American night heron. See under
Night
. Squawk duck
(Zool.)
, the bimaculate duck (
Anas glocitans
). It has patches of reddish brown behind, and in front of, each eye. [Prov. Eng.]
Definition 2024
squawk
squawk
English
A Silver Gull squawking
Noun
squawk (plural squawks)
- 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.
- (aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
- The American night heron.
Translations
shrill noise
Verb
squawk (third-person singular simple present squawks, present participle squawking, simple past and past participle squawked)
- To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
- 1945 May, George Orwell, chapter 6, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- The hens woke up squawking with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance.
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- To speak out; to protest.
- To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
- (aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
Translations
to make a squawking noise
Conjugation
Conjugation of squawk
| infinitive | (to) squawk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | squawk | squawked | ||
| 2nd person singular | squawk, squawkest1 |
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| 3rd person singular | squawks, squawketh1 |
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| plural | squawk | |||
| subjunctive | squawk | |||
| imperative | squawk | — | ||
| participles | squawking | squawked | ||
| 1) Archaic or obsolete. | ||||