From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
From [en] and [enm], from [en], probably ultimately [en] with influence from
[en] and [en].
Cognate with [sv], [no]. The noun is probably from the verb.
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. To cry or wail loudly.
2. * [text= SQUALLING was the word for it, Pew's anger rose so high at these objections; till at last, his passion completely taking the upper hand, he struck at them right and left in his blindness, and his stick sounded heavily on more than one.]
3. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1916 | author=w:Jack London | title=The Red One
|passage= SQUALLING like an infuriated cat, the shadow crashed down}}
1. * [text=The orchestra burst into a sudden loud SQUALLING .]
2. * [year=1962]
3. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1998 | author=w:Anne McCafferey | title=Masterharper of Pern
|passage=she wrapped the SQUALLING, wriggling baby tightly into the fine
cotton sheet}}
**** Derived terms
- [en]
- [en]
**** Translations
[to cry or wail loudly]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it] , [it]
- Macedonian: [mk] , [mk] , [mk]
- Norman: [nrf]
- Pashto: [ps]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
[trans-bottom]
*** Noun
[wikipedia] [en-noun]
1. [en] A sudden storm , as found in a squall line.
2. * [page=5]
3. * [en]
4. [en] A squall line , multicell line, or part of a squall line.
5. A loud cry or wail .
6. * [chapter=34]
7. * [en]
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Descendants
- [pl]
- [ru]
- [uk]
**** Translations
[sudden storm, as found in a squall line]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi] ; [fi] [gust of wind] ; [fi] [thunderstorm]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Icelandic: [is]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Lithuanian: [lt] , [lt]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi] , [mi] , [mi] , [mi]
- Navajo: [nv]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Polish: [pl]
- Russian: [ru]
- Samogitian: [sgs] , [sgs]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[squall line, multicell line or part of a squall line]
*** Further reading
- [R:New English Dictionary]
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