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Definition of squall verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

squall

verb

NAmE//skwɔl//

[intransitive] (usually used in the progressive tenses)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they squall

he / she / it squalls

past simple squalled

-ing form squalling

(disapproving) to cry very loudly and noisily squalling kids The baby was squalling in its crib.

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