squawk

squawk is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 23 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 22 · Words With Friends 23 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.
2. noun. Act of squawking; a harsh squeak.
3. noun. The American night heron. See under Night.
4. noun. informal terms for objecting

   "I have a gripe about the service here"

   Synonyms: beef, bitch, gripe, kick

5. noun. the noise of squawking

   "she awoke to the squawk of chickens"

   "the squawk of car horns"

6. verb. complain

   "What was he hollering about?"

   Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler

7. verb. utter a harsh abrupt scream

   Synonyms: screak, screech, skreak, skreigh

Synonyms

beef, bitch, gripe, kick, bellyache, crab, grouse, holler, screak, screech, skreak, skreigh

Common word forms

squawks, squawked, squawker, squawking

Words from these letters

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