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squalled

squalled is the simple past and past participle of squall.

Meaning of squall

Verb

squall (third-person singular simple present squalls, present participle squalling, simple past and past participle squalled)

  1. To cry or wail loudly.
    • Sow ran and squall'd,
      While Jack he bawl'd,
      And Jill join'd in the choir,
      Dog Ball being near,
      Bit sow by the ear,
      And threw Jack into the mire.1810, Jack and Jill, and old Dame Gill, York: J. Kendrew, page 12
  2. To fall suddenly and forcefully, as if a squall.
    • […] rain squalled fretfully against the schoolhouse roof. Although it had stopped by the time the afternoon recess was due, Miss Willie decided that it was too cold and raw for the children to be out a full half hour, so she sent them[…]1994 September 1, Janice Holt Giles, Miss Willie, University Press of Kentucky, →ISBN, page 165

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Questions about squalled

What is squalled the simple past and past participle of?
Squalled is the simple past and past participle of squall.

Words near squalled in the dictionary

  1. squaliform
  2. squaliforms
  3. squall
  4. squall line
  5. squall lines
  6. squalled
  7. squaller
  8. squallers
  9. squallery
  10. squallier
  11. squalliest

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