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How to pronounce squawk in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms beef, bitch, gripe, kick
Type of objection
Type Words
Synonyms screak, screech, skreak, skreigh
Type of hollo, holler, cry, scream, shout, shout out, call, squall, yell
Derivation squawker
Type Words
Synonyms beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler
Type of complain, kvetch, sound off, kick, quetch, plain
Derivation squawker
Type Words
Type of noise
Derivation squawky


she awoke to the squawk of chickens.
the squawk of car horns.

Examples of squawk

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We motor around for 45 minutes as the residents squawk, yowl and dive around us.
From the washingtonpost.com
So you can squawk to your local state legislator, but you won't win on this one.
From the chron.com
Insurance companies that benefit from the extra payments will undoubtedly squawk.
From the sacbee.com
At the push of a button, they emit a constant squawk, just like the real horns.
From the cnn.com
The brilliantly colored macaws that live here squawk at the energetic visitors.
From the chron.com
They squawk loudly when they see the veg being picked because they want some too.
From the guardian.co.uk
To be honest, it never even crossed my mind that it might cause people to squawk.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Upon contact with an ATC unit, they will be told to squawk a certain unique code.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She says they squawk in kiddie gibberish and make gurgling noises and sing songs.
From the time.com
More examples
  • The noise of squawking; "she awoke to the squawk of chickens"; "the squawk of car horns"
  • Utter a harsh abrupt scream
  • Gripe: complain; "What was he hollering about?"
  • Gripe: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
  • Squawk is Budgie's second album. Released in September 1972, this recording was certified Gold in 1973. The cover art was by Roger Dean.
  • A transponder (short-for Transmitter-responder and sometimes abbreviated to XPDR , XPNDR , TPDR or TP) is an electronic device that produces a response when it receives a radio-frequency interrogation. ...
  • Squawks or short wheezes are brief "squeaky" sounds that are also referred to as squeaks. Their waveforms show a sinusoidal pattern with a duration 10 to 100 ms and a frequency between 200 and 800 Hz. ...
  • A shrill noise, especially made by a voice; a yell, scream, or call; A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals; An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance; The American night heron; To make a squawking noise; to yell, ...
  • (Squawks) short, inspiratory wheeze-like sounds that have been described in pneumonia, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and other fibrotic disorders. Squawk duration is usually longer than 20ms and shorter than 100ms. The frequency is usually higher than 400Hz.