squawk

1. 1.

   utter a harsh abrupt scream

   Synonymsscreakskreakskreighscreech

   Broadershout
2. 2.

   complain

   “What was he hollering about?”

   Synonymsgripebitchgrousecrabbeefbellyacheholler

   Broadercomplain

Other forms of squawk

plural

squawks·

past tense

squawked·

present participle

squawking·

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 squawk

What does squawk mean?

squawk means "the noise of squawking". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in squawk?

squawk has 1 syllable: squawk. In IPA it is /ˈskwɔk/.

What is another word for squawk?

Close synonyms include gripe, kick, beef, bitch, screak. 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 squawk a common word?

squawk is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.