Squawk (Noun)
Meaning 1
Informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The customer service rep had to listen to a loud squawk from the disgruntled shopper about the store's return policy.
- The employee had a squawk about the new working hours that the management had just announced.
- She let out a loud squawk when she saw the huge phone bill.
- He made a squawk about the noisy neighbors that were disturbing his peace.
- The team had a squawk about the unfair referee's decision during the game.
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Meaning 2
The noise of squawking; "she awoke to the squawk of chickens"; "the squawk of car horns".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The alarm clock's sudden squawk jolted her awake in the middle of the night.
- She was startled by the loud squawk of the seagulls overhead.
- The neighborhood was filled with the squawk of children playing outside.
- The driver's car let out a loud squawk as it scraped against the guardrail.
- The sound of the parrot's ear-piercing squawk echoed through the house.