squawk

[ skwawk ]

verb (used without object)

1. to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
2. Informal. to complain loudly and vehemently.

   Synonyms: yelp, complain, gripe, grumble

verb (used with object)

1. to utter or give forth with a squawk.

noun

1. a loud, harsh cry or sound.
2. Informal. a loud, vehement complaint.
3. the black-crowned night heron. night heron

squawk

/ skwɔːk /

noun

1. a loud raucous cry; screech
2. informal.
   a loud complaint or protest

verb

1. to utter a squawk or with a squawk
2. informal.
   intr to complain loudly

Derived Forms

• ˈsquawker, noun

Other Words From

• squawker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of squawk¹

1815–25; blend of squall ² and hawk ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of squawk¹

C19: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

“I thought the number I heard was something like close to 200,000 Sharpies we’ve got to track down,” Niccol said in an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”

From Salon

The cancellations ramped up in October, with Trump ditching a 60 Minutes interview mere hours before the taping, a Squawk Box interview due to "scheduling conflicts," and an NBC News interview because, according to his campaign, he decided to go instead to Michigan.

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He had previously cancelled a stop by CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” citing another purported scheduling conflict.

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Veteran GOP pollster and political strategist Frank Luntz told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris, riding a surge of enthusiasm surrounding her candidacy and bringing in people uninterested in supporting either former president Donald Trump or President Joe Biden, has changed the pool of voters who will decide the November election.

From Salon

Mellody Hobson, who stepped down as Starbucks board chair to become lead independent director, indicated in a Tuesday interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the decision had been a few months in the making.

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Related Words

• cackle
• hoot
• screech
• yap