Squall
Pronunciation : Squall
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqala to stream, to gush.]
Definition : Defn: A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow. The gray skirts of a lifting squall. Tennyson. Black squall, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds. -- Thick squall, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail, sleet, or snow. Totten. -- White squall, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without being marked in its approach by the clouds. Totten.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Squall
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Icel. skvala. Cf. Squeal.]
Definition : Defn: To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled.
i. [imp. & p. p. Squalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Squalling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Squall
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A loud scream; a harsh cry. There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, -The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall. Pope.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913