| NOUN | phenomenon | squall | sudden violent winds |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | communication | squall, waul, wawl | make high-pitched, whiney noises |
| communication | squall, shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo | utter a sudden loud cry | |
| weather | squall | blow in a squall |
| Sounds | skwao'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | albuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol... | |
| Meaning | sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | line squall | A squall advancing along a front that forms a definite line |
| Broader | wind, air current, current of air | Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
| Spanish | borrasca, chubasco, racha, ráfaga, turbión, turbonada | |
| Catalan | borrasca, ràfega, torbonada, ventada | |
| Adjectives | squally | characterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain |
| Verbs | squall | blow in a squall |
| Meaning | make high-pitched, whiney noises. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | waul, wawl | |
| Broader | howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup | emit long loud cries |
| Spanish | berrear, chillar, gritar | |
| Catalan | bagolar, cridar, xisclar | |
| Meaning | Utter a sudden loud cry. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo | |
| Narrower | halloo | shout 'halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention |
| hollo | cry hollo | |
| howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup | emit long loud cries | |
| hurrah | shout 'hurrah!' | |
| shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe | Utter a shrill cry | |
| squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech | Utter a harsh abrupt scream | |
| whoop | shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm | |
| Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
| Similar to | call | Utter in a loud voice or announce |
| exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout | Utter aloud | |
| Spanish | chillar, clamar, gritar, llamar, pregonar, vocear, vociferar | |
| Catalan | baladrejar, clamar, cridar, pregonar, vociferar | |
| Meaning | blow in a squall. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails" | |
| Broader | blow | Be blowing or storming |
| Spanish | haber borrasca, haber ráfaga, haber temporal, rachear | |
| Nouns | squall | sudden violent winds |
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