squall

1. 1.

   sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation

   Broaderwind

   Narrowerline squall

Other forms of squall

plural

squalls·

past tense

squalled·

present participle

squalling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about squall

What does squall mean?

squall means "make high-pitched, whiney noises". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in squall?

squall has 1 syllable: squall. In IPA it is /ˈskwɔl/.

What is another word for squall?

Close synonyms include waul, wawl, shout, shout out, cry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is squall a common word?

squall is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.