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# squawk

«squawk» in Mova's school dictionary: **to make a loud, harsh cry like a parrot or a scared chicken** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (squawk, squawks, squawked, squawking); noun (a squawk, squawks)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To squawk is to make a loud, harsh cry like a parrot or a scared chicken. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#m1)

2) A squawk is that loud, harsh cry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#m2)

3) (informal) To squawk is to complain loudly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Nature: parrots, cockatoos (very loud in Australia), seagulls and hens squawk. Stories: squawk is an onomatopoeia that brings birds to life; a character who squawks is upset or complaining. Aviation: a «squawk code» is a number a pilot sets so air traffic control can identify the plane.

### examples

- The parrot squawked «Hello!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#x1)
- A cockatoo squawked from the gum tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#x2)
- The hens squawked when the fox came near. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#x3)
- With a squawk, the seagull grabbed my chip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#x4)
- My sister squawked when I took her chair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#x5)
- The radio gave a squawk and went quiet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#x6)
- Stop squawking about bedtime! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#x7)

### note

Spelling: squawk has «aw»; do not write «squalk». Similar words: squeal (high), screech (high and harsh), cluck (hen's normal sound).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «squawk» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.