squalling

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squalling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Squall \Squall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squalled (skw[add]ld); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Squalling.] [Icel. skvala. Cf. Squeal.]
     To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman
     frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant
     squalled.
     [1913 Webster]

squalling - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  squalling
      adj 1: characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; "a
             home life that has been extraordinarily squally" [syn:
             squally, squalling]