squawked; squawking; squawks
1
: to utter a harsh abrupt scream
2
: to complain or protest loudly or vehemently
opponents of the bill squawked
squawker
noun
1
: a harsh abrupt scream
2
: a noisy complaint
Examples of squawk in a Sentence
Verb
The customers squawked about the high prices.
Opponents of the project have been squawking.
Noun
if we don't receive any squawks, we can assume the change was acceptable
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Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
Outside, seagulls squawk; a crane lifts sand and plops it on a boat.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Yet, leading up to the show, the squawks from the models sounded more like practical concerns than diva demands.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Over woozy beats that straddle Def Jux, Dilla, and grime, Brown lays everything on the line, rattling off wackadoo pop culture references and bleak tales at a mile a minute, his signature squawk exuberant, desperate, and sometimes dialed down to a bitter growl.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
Outside, seagulls squawk; a crane lifts sand and plops it on a boat.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
According to outlets Airlive and Travel and Tour World, crews on board issued an emergency squawk code 7600.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Yet, leading up to the show, the squawks from the models sounded more like practical concerns than diva demands.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Squawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squawk. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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squawk
1 of 2 verb1
: to utter a harsh short scream
2
: to complain or protest loudly or forcefully
students squawked about the new dress code
squawker
noun
squawk
2 of 2 noun1
: a harsh short scream
2
: a noisy complaint
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