Hypertext Webster Gateway: "squall"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Squall \Squall\, n. [Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous running of
water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqala to stream,
to gush.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Squall \Squall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squalled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Squalling}.] [Icel. skvala. Cf. {Squeal}.]
To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman
frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant
squalled.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Squall \Squall\, n.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
squall
n : sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
v 1: make high-pitched, whiney noises [syn: {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}]
3: blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs
his sails."
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