squawk

«squawk» in Mova's school dictionary: to make a loud, harsh cry like a parrot or a scared chicken — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) To squawk is to make a loud, harsh cry like a parrot or a scared chicken. tree →

2) A squawk is that loud, harsh cry. tree →

3) (informal) To squawk is to complain loudly. tree →

sense 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 →
• A cockatoo squawked from the gum tree. tree →
• The hens squawked when the fox came near. tree →
• With a squawk, the seagull grabbed my chip. tree →
• My sister squawked when I took her chair. tree →
• The radio gave a squawk and went quiet. tree →
• Stop squawking about bedtime! tree →

note

Spelling: squawk has «aw»; do not write «squalk». Similar words: squeal (high), screech (high and harsh), cluck (hen's normal sound).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «squawk» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.