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SQUALLING
squally, squalling
(adjective) characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; “a home life that has been extraordinarily squally”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
squalling
present participle of squall
Noun
squalling (plural squallings)
The act of one who squalls.
Source: Wiktionary
SQUALL
Squall, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqala to stream, to gush.]
Definition: A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow. The gray skirts of a lifting squall. Tennyson. Black squall, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds.
– Thick squall, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail, sleet, or snow. Totten.
– White squall, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without being marked in its approach by the clouds. Totten.
Squall, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Squalling.] Etym: [Icel. skvala. Cf. Squeal.]
Definition: To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled.
Squall, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AUTHORITARIAN
(adjective) expecting unquestioning obedience; “the timid child of authoritarian parents”; “insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter”
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