squall

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SQUALL, verb intransitive To cry out; to scream or cry violently; as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; a, the infant squalled. SQUALL, noun 1. A loud scream; a harsh cry. 2. A sudden gust of violent wind.
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