What is another word for squall?
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Pronunciation:
[ skwˈɒl], [ skwˈɒl], [ s_k_w_ˈɒ_l]
Squall is a term used to describe a sudden and violent windstorm that is often accompanied by rain or snow. However, there are many synonyms for the term that can be used to describe these types of weather events. Some of the most common synonyms for squall include gust, blast, blow, nor'easter, tempest, storm, and gale. Each of these synonyms carries their own unique connotations and can be used interchangeably to describe the sudden onset of a windstorm. Regardless of the word used, squalls are always an unpredictable and potentially dangerous phenomenon that should be taken seriously by anyone caught in their path.
Related words: wind squall, coastal squall, squall line, squall with high winds, windy squall, fast-moving squall, squall warning issued, squall line of thunderstorms
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Synonyms for Squall:
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n.
• blast • conflict- Discordancy ,
- altercation ,
- animosity ,
- antagonism ,
- antipathy ,
- brawl ,
- cacophony ,
- clamor ,
- clash ,
- collision ,
- commotion ,
- conflict ,
- contention ,
- difference ,
- disagreement ,
- discord ,
- disharmony ,
- dissension ,
- dissidence ,
- dissonance ,
- enmity ,
- feud ,
- friction ,
- harshness ,
- hassle ,
- hostility ,
- hubbub ,
- imbroglio ,
- raucousness ,
- riot ,
- row ,
- squabble ,
- strife ,
- tension ,
- warfare .
- bone contention ,
- de bate ,
- de bates ,
- de-bate ,
- de-bates ,
- difference opinion ,
- dis agreement ,
- dis agreements ,
- dis cord ,
- dis cords ,
- dis-agreement ,
- dis-agreements ,
- dis-cord ,
- dis-cords ,
- fallingout ,
- flareup ,
- mis understanding ,
- mis understandings ,
- mis-understanding ,
- mis-understandings .
- line-squall ,
- squall lines ,
- wind shift line ,
- wind shift lines ,
- wind-shift lines ,
- windshift line ,
- windshift lines .
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n. & v.
• yowl- yips .
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v.
• bawl • blow • cry- be moan ,
- be moaned ,
- be moaning ,
- be moans ,
- be wail ,
- be wailed ,
- be wailing ,
- be wails ,
- be-moan ,
- be-moaned ,
- be-moaning ,
- be-moans ,
- be-wail ,
- be-wailed ,
- be-wailing ,
- be-wails ,
- brake down ,
- breaks down ,
- broke down ,
- burst in to tears ,
- bursted in to tears ,
- bursted into tears ,
- bursting in to tears ,
- bursting into tears ,
- bursts in to tears ,
- bursts into tears ,
- dissolve tears ,
- dissolved tears ,
- dissolves in tears ,
- dissolves tears ,
- dissolving in tears ,
- dissolving tears ,
- let all out ,
- lets all out ,
- lets it all out ,
- lets it out ,
- lets out ,
- letted all out ,
- letted go ,
- letted it all out ,
- letted it out ,
- letted out ,
- letting all out ,
- letting it all out ,
- letting it out ,
- put on weeps ,
- put the weeps ,
- put weeps ,
- puts on the weeps ,
- puts on weeps ,
- puts the weeps ,
- puts weeps ,
- putting on the weeps ,
- putting on weeps ,
- putting the weeps ,
- putting weeps ,
- rang blues ,
- rang the blues ,
- ring blues ,
- ringed blues ,
- ringed the blues ,
- ringing blues ,
- ringing the blues ,
- rings blues ,
- rings the blues ,
- shedding bitter tears ,
- sheds bitter tears ,
- turn waterworks ,
- turned on waterworks ,
- turned waterworks ,
- turning on waterworks ,
- turning waterworks ,
- turns on waterworks ,
- turns waterworks .
- calling out ,
- ex claim ,
- ex claimed ,
- ex claiming ,
- ex claims ,
- ex-claim ,
- ex-claimed ,
- ex-claiming ,
- ex-claims .
Other synonyms:
- racket .
Other relevant words:
- Bayed ,
- Baying ,
- Boohoo ,
- Boohooed ,
- Boohooing ,
- Fussed ,
- Fussing ,
- Quarrelled ,
- Squalled ,
- be set ,
- blow violently ,
- breathe fire ,
- breathing fire ,
- burn up ,
- burned up ,
- burning up ,
- call out ,
- called out ,
- calls out ,
- caterwaul ,
- cry ,
- cry the blues ,
- howl ,
- jowled ,
- jowling ,
- let it out ,
- raise voice ,
- set in ,
- shed tears ,
- shedding tears ,
- sheds tears ,
- sound off ,
- squalling ,
- steam up ,
- steamed up ,
- steaming up ,
- stomp ,
- stomped ,
- stomping ,
- take by storm ,
- taking by storm ,
- wail ,
- wailing ,
- yelling .
- Mewled ,
- Moaned ,
- Regretted ,
- bawl ,
- blub ,
- blubbed ,
- blubbing ,
- blubs ,
- break down ,
- breaking down ,
- burst into tears ,
- dissolve in tears ,
- dissolved in tears ,
- grieve ,
- keened ,
- keening ,
- keens ,
- lament ,
- let go ,
- let it all out ,
- let out ,
- lets go ,
- letting go ,
- letting out ,
- mewl ,
- mewls ,
- mourn ,
- put on the weeps ,
- ring the blues ,
- shed bitter tears ,
- sigh ,
- turn on waterworks ,
- weep .
- Bobbery ,
- Corroboree ,
- DO ,
- Hurly ,
- Khamsin ,
- Pudder ,
- Randan ,
- Rixation ,
- Rowdydow ,
- Snarling ,
- Stour ,
- Stramash ,
- Thunder-shower ,
- Touse ,
- Ventosity ,
- Whiffle ,
- Williwaw ,
- abuse ,
- address ,
- ado ,
- agitation ,
- announce ,
- antedate ,
- anticipate ,
- anticyclone ,
- augur ,
- ballyhoo ,
- bang ,
- barber ,
- bark ,
- battle cry ,
- bay ,
- bear garden ,
- beef ,
- bell ,
- bellow ,
- bellyache ,
- bemoan ,
- bickering ,
- bid ,
- bise ,
- bitch ,
- black squall ,
- blackguard ,
- blare ,
- blast ,
- blat ,
- blate ,
- blather ,
- blazon out ,
- bleat ,
- blow great guns ,
- blow over ,
- blow up ,
- blubber ,
- bode ,
- boom ,
- bother ,
- bray ,
- breathe ,
- brew ,
- broil ,
- bustle ,
- buzz ,
- cackle ,
- calculate ,
- call ,
- call in ,
- call off ,
- call up ,
- call-out ,
- callithump ,
- capful of wind ,
- caw ,
- chant ,
- cheer ,
- chirp ,
- cite ,
- clamour ,
- clapperclaw ,
- clatter ,
- cloudburst ,
- clutter ,
- coil ,
- come up ,
- complain ,
- coo ,
- crab ,
- croak ,
- crow ,
- cry out ,
- deluge ,
- difference of opinion ,
- dirty weather ,
- disorder ,
- disturbance ,
- downpour ,
- drawl ,
- drizzle ,
- dust ,
- earthquake ,
- electric storm ,
- embranglement ,
- embroilment ,
- emit ,
- equinoctial ,
- exclaim ,
- falling out ,
- ferment ,
- fight ,
- flurry ,
- flute ,
- foehn ,
- foofaraw ,
- forebode ,
- forecast ,
- foresee ,
- forestall ,
- foretell ,
- foul weather ,
- fracas ,
- fraction ,
- fresh breeze ,
- freshen ,
- fun ,
- furor ,
- furore ,
- fuss ,
- gasp ,
- gather ,
- give voice ,
- gripe ,
- groan ,
- grouse ,
- growl ,
- growling ,
- grunt ,
- gush ,
- hail ,
- hailstorm ,
- halloo ,
- harmattan ,
- heavy weather ,
- helter-skelter ,
- hiss ,
- holler ,
- holler out ,
- hollo ,
- hoo-ha ,
- hoop ,
- hoopla ,
- hoot ,
- hubble-bubble ,
- huff ,
- hullabaloo ,
- hurly-burly ,
- hurrah ,
- hurry ,
- hurry-scurry ,
- ill wind ,
- keen ,
- kerfuffle ,
- levanter ,
- lightning storm ,
- lilt ,
- line squall ,
- line storm ,
- low ,
- mare's tail ,
- melee ,
- meow ,
- mew ,
- miaow ,
- mistral ,
- moan ,
- moil ,
- monsoon ,
- moo ,
- mumble ,
- murmur ,
- mutter ,
- name ,
- neigh ,
- nicker ,
- norther ,
- outcry ,
- pandemonium ,
- pant ,
- phone ,
- piece of work ,
- pipe ,
- pipe up ,
- portend ,
- pother ,
- precipitation ,
- predict ,
- presage ,
- prognosticate ,
- promise ,
- prophesy ,
- pule ,
- quarrel ,
- rain ,
- rainstorm ,
- rallying cry ,
- rampage ,
- razzle-dazzle ,
- ring ,
- roaring ,
- ruckus ,
- ruction ,
- rumble ,
- rumpus ,
- rush ,
- samiel ,
- scramble ,
- screak ,
- scream ,
- screech ,
- scrimmage ,
- send for ,
- shindy ,
- shine ,
- shout ,
- shout out ,
- shower ,
- shriek ,
- shrieked ,
- sibilate ,
- simoom ,
- simoon ,
- sing ,
- sirocco ,
- sleet ,
- snap ,
- snarl ,
- snort ,
- snow ,
- snowstorm ,
- sob ,
- southwester ,
- splore ,
- sprinkle ,
- squall line ,
- squawk ,
- squeak ,
- squeal ,
- stew ,
- stir ,
- stormy weather ,
- sudden gust ,
- summon ,
- telephone ,
- think ,
- thunder ,
- thundersquall ,
- tirade ,
- to-do ,
- tramontane ,
- troat ,
- tropical cyclone ,
- trouble ,
- trumpet ,
- tumult ,
- turmoil ,
- twang ,
- typhoon ,
- ululate ,
- uproar ,
- visit ,
- vociferate ,
- volcano ,
- waft ,
- war cry ,
- war whoop ,
- warble ,
- waul ,
- wawl ,
- welter ,
- whicker ,
- whiff ,
- whimper ,
- whine ,
- whinny ,
- whirl ,
- whisper ,
- whole gale ,
- whoop ,
- wind-shift line ,
- windiness ,
- windstorm ,
- wuther ,
- yammer ,
- yap ,
- yawl ,
- yawp ,
- yell ,
- yelp ,
- yip ,
- yowl ,
- zoo .
- Broadsides ,
- Chinooks ,
- PRECIP ,
- Rabidity ,
- Rampancy ,
- TODO ,
- air current ,
- bickerings ,
- blizzard ,
- blow ,
- broadside ,
- chinook ,
- current of air ,
- drumfire ,
- flare up ,
- gust ,
- haste ,
- hooha ,
- miff ,
- mistrals ,
- monsoons ,
- nature ,
- rage ,
- raining cats and dogs ,
- regret ,
- snowfall ,
- snowfalls ,
- snowstorms ,
- storm ,
- strong breeze ,
- tempest ,
- to do ,
- tornado ,
- whirlwinds ,
- whiteout ,
- whiteouts ,
- wildness ,
- wind .
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How to use "Squall" in context?
Squall is a severe thunderstorm characterized by strong gusts of wind, large raindrops, and frequent lightning. The name "squall" is derived from the Spanish word for "strong wind.
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
grain.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Squall:
n.
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phenomenon
wind, air current, current of air.
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phenomenon
v.
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weather
blow.
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weather
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traipses
- Synonyms:
- Slugs, wanders, dawdles, waddles.
