I. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A violent squall sank both ships.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It was accompanied by a squall of spittle.
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Rodomonte hardly noticed the magnificent, unearthly architecture preserved so beautifully away from the squalls of the less temperate zones.
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Still wet from a recent rain squall , the city lay glistening in the sun.
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Suddenly the sharp, heavy squall of the air raid siren lashed the silence between them.
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The squall was a prelude to a fully-fledged gale, heralded well in advance by warnings from the meteorologists.
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The mariners spent the night in such shelter as they could find from the 30-knot winds, drenching squalls and menacing waves.
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Twice a squall bowled him into the water as he followed the shore round.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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My baby breaks away from me, squalling.
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When I arrived squalling -- no doubt prescient about my imminent fate -- the streets were half black.
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When the baby went on squalling, the orphanage offered her a substitute; she declined the offer.