n. [ Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqvala to stream, to gush. ] A sudden and violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow. [ 1913 Webster ]
The gray skirts of a lifting squall. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Black squall,
Thick squall,
White squall,
v. i.
n. A loud scream; a harsh cry. [ 1913 Webster ]
There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, --
The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who squalls; a screamer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.