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Definition of: squawk
(skwôk) v.i.
1. To utter a shrill, harsh cry, as a parrot.
2. Slang To utter loud complaints or protests.
—noun
1. The harsh cry of certain birds; also, the act of squawking.
2. Slang A loud protest or complaint.
3. The black–crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). [Prob. imit.]
—squawk′er noun
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