An accomplished aviarist can recognise any avian squawk.
Source: tatoeba (8785582)
Squawk
//skwɔːk//
Synonyms for "squawk" (219 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Strong matches (66)
chitterchuckclackclamorcluckcock-a-doodle-doocomplaincomplainingcomplaintcompunctioncoocrabcreakcribcroakcronkcrowcrycry out againstcuckoo
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demonstratedemonstrate againstdemonstrationdemurdemurrerdestructive criticismdisputedissentdrawldrumenter a protestexceptionexclaimexpostulateexpostulationfaultfindingflutefretfret and fumefussgabblegagglegaspgobblegrievancegrievance committeegripinggroangroaninggrouchgrousegrousinggrowlgrumblegrumblinggruntgugglehailhalloohissholler
Noun(1 words)
Related words (109)
hollohonkhoohoothowlindignation meetingkeenkickkickingliltlodge a complaintmake a fussmarchmumblemurmurmurmuringmutternonviolent protestobjectobjection
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pantpeeppeevepeevishnesspet peevepetulancepicketpicketingpippipepress objectionsprotestprotest demonstrationprotestationquackqualmquerulousnessraise a howlrallyraspregister a complaintremonstranceremonstrateremonstrationroarrollrumblescoldscoldingscreakscreamscreechscrupleshoutshriekshrillsibilatesighsingsit insit-inskirlskreighsnapsnarlsnipingsnortsobsquallsquawkingsqueaksquealstate a grievancestriketake onteach inteach-inthundertrilltrumpettwangtweettwittwitterululateululationwailwarblewhinewhiningwhisperwhistlewhoopwrawlyammeryapyappingyawlyawpyellyell bloody murderyelpyipyowl
Noun(1 words)
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4 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
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Translations
65 translations across 16 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- صَخَب noun (shrill noise)
- صَخِبَ verb (to make a squawking noise)
Bulgarian
4 entries- грачене noun (shrill noise)
- крясък на птица noun (shrill noise)
- грача verb (to make a squawking noise)
- кряскам verb (to make a squawking noise)
Dutch
4 entries- gekrijs noun (shrill noise)
- schreeuw noun (shrill noise)
- krijsen verb (to make a squawking noise)
- snerpen verb (to make a squawking noise)
Finnish
4 entries- kirkuminen noun (shrill noise)
- rääkyminen noun (shrill noise)
- kirkua verb (to make a squawking noise)
- rääkyä verb (to make a squawking noise)
Galician
4 entries- axirido noun (shrill noise)
- gaceo noun (shrill noise)
- gralla noun (shrill noise)
- grallada noun (shrill noise)
German
4 entries- Kreischen noun (shrill noise)
- Krächzen noun (shrill noise)
- Schreien noun (shrill noise)
- kreischen verb (to make a squawking noise)
Hungarian
2 entries- vijjogás noun (shrill noise)
- vijjog verb (to make a squawking noise)
Irish
1 entries- grág noun (shrill noise)
Italian
2 entries- stridere noun (shrill noise)
- stridere verb (to make a squawking noise)
Māori
4 entries- koe noun (shrill noise)
- koekoe noun (shrill noise)
- ngoengoe noun (shrill noise)
- ngāngā noun (shrill noise)
Polish
2 entries- skrzek noun (shrill noise)
- skrzeczeć verb (to make a squawking noise)
Russian
4 entries- крик noun (shrill noise)
- писк noun (shrill noise)
- кри́кнуть verb (to make a squawking noise)
- крича́ть verb (to make a squawking noise)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- pȋsak noun (shrill noise)
- пи̑сак noun (shrill noise)
- píštati verb (to make a squawking noise)
- пи́штати verb (to make a squawking noise)
Spanish
3 entries- chillido noun (shrill noise)
- graznido noun (shrill noise)
- graznar verb (to make a squawking noise)
Turkish
3 entries- ciyaklama noun (shrill noise)
- viyaklama noun (shrill noise)
- şikâyet etme noun (shrill noise)
Vietnamese
1 entries- quác quác noun (shrill noise)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
I was awoken by the squawk of a tiny radio.
Source: tatoeba (10660565)
That was the last roundup for McCutcheon’s Cresswell; it never moved from that field again. Not that there was any squawk from the landlord; the two of them owned it, of course.
Source: wiktionary
We think instructors should stress the importance of writeups on all maintenance squawks after the completion of each flight. More important, something should be done by the aircraft operator to correct such squawks.
Source: wiktionary
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