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1. Make high-pitched, whiney noises
   - waul, wawl
    
2. Utter a sudden loud cry
   - shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo [non-standard]
    
3. Blow in a squall
   "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"

1. Sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation

Derived forms: squalls, squalling, squalled

See also: squally

Type of: air current, blow, current of air, emit, howl, let loose, let out, roar, ululate, utter, wail, wind, yaup, yawl

Encyclopedia: Squall