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# squalling

verb (squall, squalls, squalled, squalling)

«squalling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To squall is to cry or scream loudly and harshly, the way a baby or an angry animal does. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squalling/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a person who is upset or hurt makes a loud, shrill cry, often complaining about something

### Examples

- The baby began squalling as soon as the lights went out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squalling/#x1)
- The cat squalled when the dog came near. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squalling/#x2)
- She stopped squalling and wiped her eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squalling/#x3)
- He squalled with pain after he fell off the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squalling/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «squalling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squalling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«squalling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/squalling.html) on Mova free.