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[imp. & p. p. SQUALLED; p. pr. & vb. n. SQUALLING.] [Sw. sqväla, to cry out, Prov. Ger. queilen, Dan. skräle; Ir. & Gael. sgéal, to shriek.] To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled.
n. [See supra; Ir. & Gael. sgal, a shriek, yell, the sound of high wind, the appearance of the sea in a squall, Sw. sqval, a storm, sqvala, to fall with a noise, of rain.] 1. A loud scream; a harsh cry. There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, — The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall. Pope. 2. A sudden and violent gust of wind, often attended with rain or snow. Black squall, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds. — Thick squall, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail, sleet, &c. Totten. — White squall, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without being marked in its approach by the clouds. Totten.