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squawky

squawky adjective: resembling a squawk; raw and grating.

Adjective

squawky (comparative squawkier, superlative squawkiest)

  1. Resembling a squawk; raw and grating
    • It’s impossible to find the center of a Hella song, which explodes in multidirectional streaks of percussion and squawky guitar like a Jackson Pollock painting.2007 March 30, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times
  2. Making squawking sounds.
    • a squawky chicken

Forms of squawky

comparativesquawkier
superlativesquawkiest

Origin of squawky

From squawk + -y.

Words formed from squawky

Words that rhyme with squawky

Questions about squawky

What does squawky mean?
Squawky means resembling a squawk; raw and grating.
What part of speech is squawky?
Squawky is an adjective.

Words near squawky in the dictionary

  1. squawkiness
  2. squawking
  3. squawkingly
  4. squawkings
  5. squawks
  6. squawky
  7. squawl
  8. squawled
  9. squawlike
  10. squawling
  11. squawls

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