squall

squall is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.
2. intransitive verb. To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled.
3. noun. A loud scream; a harsh cry.
4. noun. sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
5. verb. utter a sudden loud cry

   "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"

   "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

   Synonyms: call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, yell

6. verb. make high-pitched, whiney noises

   Synonyms: waul, wawl

7. verb. blow in a squall

   "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"

Synonyms

call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, yell, waul, wawl

Common word forms

squalls, squalled, squaller, squalling

Words from these letters

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