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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Squall \Squall\ (skw[add]l), noun [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.
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Squall \Squall\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Squalled} (skw[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squalling}.] [Icel. skvala. Cf. {Squeal}.] To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Squall \Squall\, noun 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
squall
noun: sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation
verb
1: make high-pitched, whiney noises [syn: {waul}, {wawl}]
2: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}]
3: blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
172 Moby Thesaurus words for "squall": altercation, bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, beef, bell, bellow, bickering, black squall, blare, blast, blat, blate, bleat, blizzard, blow, blow a hurricane, blow great guns, blow over, blow up, blubber, bluster, boom, brawl, bray, breathe, breeze, breeze up, brew, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, caw, chant, cheer, chirp, come up, coo, croak, crow, cry, cry out, cyclone, dirty weather, dispute, drawl, equinoctial, exclaim, falling-out, feud, fight, flute, foul weather, freshen, gale, gasp, gather, give tongue, give voice, groan, growl, grunt, hail, half a gale, halloo, hassle, heavy blow, hiss, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, huff, hurrah, hurricane, ill wind, keen, lilt, line squall, line storm, low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, pant, pipe, pipe up, puff, pule, rage, rainstorm, rallying cry, roar, rough weather, rumble, screak, scream, screech, set in, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap, snarl, snort, snowstorm, sob, squall line, squawk, squeak, squeal, storm, storm wind, stormy weather, stormy winds, strong wind, tempest, tempestuous rage, tempestuous wind, thick squall, thunder, thundersquall, thunderstorm, tirade, tornado, troat, tropical cyclone, trumpet, twang, typhoon, ugly wind, ululate, violent blow, waft, wail, war cry, war whoop, warble, whicker, whiff, whiffle, whine, whinny, whisper, white squall, whole gale, whoop, williwaw, wind-shift line, windstorm, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho, yowl
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