squawk

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And his voice was a dry, nasal, querulous squawk -- a sound more avian than human.

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  1. intransitive verb To utter a harsh scream; screech.
  2. intransitive verb Informal To complain or protest noisily or peevishly.
  3. transitive verb To utter with or as if with a squawk.
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  • This time the squawk was joyous, and the ogre smiled, which was of course worse than his scowl. —  Vale of the Vole
  • With a piercing squawk, the hull came free of the rock and scraped along more gently into gravelly shoals before grounding in about three feet of water. —  May, Julian - Boreal Moon 2 - Ironcrown Moon
  • “I'm afraid we've hit a snag.” There was a squawk, and the volume became tolerable. —  AHMM,July-August2008
  • He threw the axe at one clump With a shocked squawk, they flapped into the air and landed on the other side of the slowly diminishing pond, safely out of reach, protesting in harsh chitters. —  F ;SF - vol 088 issue 03 - March 1995
  • "What kind of creature do you-squawk, squawk, squawk?" —  Harpy Thyme
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Imitative.

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  1. A variant of squeak, perhaps affected by squall.
  2. from squawk, v.
 

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