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Meaning of squall

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  squall
      n 1: sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
      v 1: make high-pitched, whiney noises [syn: {squall}, {waul},
           {wawl}]
      2: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor
         inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but
         she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {cry},
         {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
      3: blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs
         his sails"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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