Definizione monolingua

squall

squall (third-person singular simple present squalls, present participle squalling, simple past and past participle squalled)

1. To cry or wail loudly.
   • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     Squalling was the word for it, Pews anger rose so high at these objections; till at last, his passion completely taking the upper hand, he struck at them right and left in his blindness, and his stick sounded heavily on more than one.

   • 1916: Jack London, The Red One

     Squalling like an infuriated cat, the shadow crashed down

   • 1998: Anne McCafferey, Masterharper of Pern

     she wrapped the squalling, wriggling baby tightly into the fine cotton sheet

squall (plural squalls)

1. A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line.
2. A sudden storm, as found in a squall line. Often a nautical usage.

Definizione dizionario squall

	raffica
	Sudden, violent and short blast of wind.

	folata
	Sudden, violent and short blast of wind.

bufera

burrasca

gridare

grido

groppo

piovasco

strillare

strillo

urlare

urlo

Altri significati:

A sudden storm, as found in a squall line

to cry or wail loudly

To cry or wail loudly.

A sudden storm, as found in a squall line. Often a nautical usage.

A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line.