"squawk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /skwɔːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /skwɔk/ [General-American], /skwɑk/ [cot-caught-merger], /skwoːk/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-squawk.ogg [US] Forms: squawks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːk Etymology: First attested in 1821. Unknown, but probably of imitative origin (compare dialectal Italian squacco (“small-crested heron”)). Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1821}} 1821, {{etydate|1821}} First attested in 1821., {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{cog|it|squacco||small-crested heron}} Italian squacco (“small-crested heron”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} squawk (plural squawks)
  1. A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call. Translations (shrill noise): صَخَب (ṣaḵab) (Arabic), грачене (gračene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), крясък на птица (krjasǎk na ptica) (Bulgarian), gekrijs [neuter] (Dutch), schreeuw [masculine] (Dutch), kirkuminen (Finnish), rääkyminen (Finnish), grallada [feminine] (Galician), gralla [feminine] (Galician), grallaxe [feminine] (Galician), axirido [masculine] (Galician), gaceo [masculine] (Galician), Krächzen [neuter] (German), Kreischen [neuter] (German), Schreien [neuter] (German), vijjogás (Hungarian), stridere (Italian), koekoe (Maori), tioro (Maori), ngāngā (Maori), tekekō (Maori), koe (Maori), ngoengoe (Maori), skrzek [masculine] (Polish), крик (krik) [masculine] (Russian), писк (pisk) [masculine] (Russian), пи̑сак [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pȋsak [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), graznido [masculine] (Spanish), chillido [masculine] (Spanish), ciyaklama (Turkish), viyaklama (Turkish), şikâyet etme [aviation, aeronautics, aerospace, engineering, business, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Turkish), quác quác (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-squawk-en-noun-jjM6VeAQ Disambiguation of 'shrill noise': 87 3 1 4 3 3
  2. (aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-squawk-en-noun-z-FGdl9t Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (informal) A complaint or objection. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-squawk-en-noun-yX9yXyb0
  4. (aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-squawk-en-noun-K7KsgC5t Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 8 0 10 21 8 2 18 4 8 10 8 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. The American night heron. Categories (lifeform): Herons
    Sense id: en-squawk-en-noun-CDXHrNLj Disambiguation of Herons: 5 8 1 4 49 7 1 7 2 5 7 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 1 19 37 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 8 0 10 21 8 2 18 4 8 10 8 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 3 6 1 4 33 6 5 15 5 7 6 9
  6. (programming, informal) A warning message indicating a possible error. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-squawk-en-noun-Bb9rwSet Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: squawk book, squawk box, squawk duck, squawk sheet

Verb

IPA: /skwɔːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /skwɔk/ [General-American], /skwɑk/ [cot-caught-merger], /skwoːk/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-squawk.ogg [US] Forms: squawks [present, singular, third-person], squawking [participle, present], squawked [participle, past], squawked [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], squawk [infinitive]
Rhymes: -ɔːk Etymology: First attested in 1821. Unknown, but probably of imitative origin (compare dialectal Italian squacco (“small-crested heron”)). Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1821}} 1821, {{etydate|1821}} First attested in 1821., {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{cog|it|squacco||small-crested heron}} Italian squacco (“small-crested heron”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} squawk (third-person singular simple present squawks, present participle squawking, simple past and past participle squawked) Inflection templates: {{en-conj|old=1}}
  1. To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly. Categories (topical): Animal sounds, Vocalizations Translations (to make a squawking noise): صَخِبَ (ṣaḵiba) (Arabic), грача (grača) (Bulgarian), кряскам (krjaskam) (Bulgarian), krijsen (Dutch), snerpen (Dutch), kirkua (Finnish), rääkyä (Finnish), grallar (Galician), gacear (Galician), axirir (Galician), krächzen (German), kreischen (German), vijjog (Hungarian), stridere (Italian), koekoe (english: like a bird) (Maori), tioro (Maori), tekekō (Maori), koe (Maori), ngāngā (Maori), ngoengoe (Maori), skrzeczeć [imperfective] (Polish), крича́ть (kričátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), кри́кнуть (kríknutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), пища́ть (piščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), пи́скнуть (písknutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), пи́штати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), píštati [Latin, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), graznar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-squawk-en-verb-am3UOTK0 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 14 6 1 3 11 8 17 8 7 10 8 7 Disambiguation of Vocalizations: 14 6 1 3 12 8 18 8 6 10 8 7 Disambiguation of 'to make a squawking noise': 92 3 2 1 1 2
  2. (slang, intransitive) To speak out; to protest. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-squawk-en-verb-uGJKuLcp Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 8 0 10 21 8 2 18 4 8 10 8
  3. (slang, intransitive) To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-squawk-en-verb-Jbd-0iBW
  4. (programming, intransitive, informal) To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error. Tags: informal, intransitive Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-squawk-en-verb-LV5nLwcp Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  5. (aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.) Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-squawk-en-verb-N-FLNbEV Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. (US, slang, dated) To back out in a mean way. Tags: US, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-squawk-en-verb-1~AIl-iV Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for squawk meaning in English (19.6kB)

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          "word": "ciyaklama"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "shrill noise",
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          "ref": "1983, Stephen King, Uncle Otto's Truck",
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          "ref": "1969, American Aviation, volume 32",
          "text": "We think instructors should stress the importance of writeups on all maintenance squawks after the completion of each flight. More important, something should be done by the aircraft operator to correct such squawks.",
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          "_dis": "5 8 1 4 49 7 1 7 2 5 7 3",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Herons",
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          "parents": [
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            "Birds",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
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            "Life",
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            "Nature"
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      "glosses": [
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          "parents": [
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            "Software engineering",
            "Technology",
            "Computer science",
            "Engineering",
            "Software",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Media",
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          "ref": "2012, Scott Meyers, Effective C++ Digital Collection: 140 Ways to Improve Your Programming",
          "text": "The function-hiding code above, for instance, goes through a different (but widely used) compiler with nary a squawk.",
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      "glosses": [
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        [
          "warning",
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        [
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        [
          "error",
          "error"
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        "natural-sciences",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    {
      "ipa": "/skwɔk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/skwɑk/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "shrill noise",
      "word": "ngāngā"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "shrill noise",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "shrill noise",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "пи̑сак"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "shrill noise",
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      "word": "graznido"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "shrill noise",
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    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "shrill noise",
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      "sense": "shrill noise",
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        "aeronautics",
        "aerospace",
        "engineering",
        "business",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "şikâyet etme"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "shrill noise",
      "word": "quác quác"
    }
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}

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      "word": "грача"
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      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "кряскам"
    },
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      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "snerpen"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "kirkua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "rääkyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "grallar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "gacear"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "axirir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "krächzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "kreischen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "vijjog"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "stridere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "like a bird",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "koekoe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "tioro"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "tekekō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "koe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "ngāngā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "ngoengoe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "skrzeczeć"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kričátʹ",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "крича́ть"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kríknutʹ",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "кри́кнуть"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "piščátʹ",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пища́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "písknutʹ",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
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      "word": "пи́скнуть"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "пи́штати"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
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      "word": "píštati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make a squawking noise",
      "word": "graznar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "squawk"
}

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