SQUALLS
Noun
squalls
plural of squall
Verb
squalls
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squall
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