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# squawk

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

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

## Everyday

1. To squawk is to make a loud, harsh cry like a parrot or a scared chicken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#m1)
2. A squawk is that loud, harsh cry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#m2)
3. (informal) To squawk is to complain loudly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squawk/#m3)

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

## On Mova

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