Squall vs Squail - What's the difference?
squall | squail |
A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line.
A sudden storm, as found in a squall line. Often a nautical usage.
To cry or wail loudly.
* 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Treasure Island) :
* 1916 , (Jack London), The Red One :
* 1998 , (Anne McCafferey), Masterharper of Pern :
As verbs the difference between squall and squail
is that squall is to cry or wail loudly while squail is to throw weighted sticks at small animals; to throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly.As a noun squall
is a squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line.squall
English
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(en verb)- 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.
- Squalling like an infuriated cat, the shadow crashed down
- she wrapped the squalling , wriggling baby tightly into the fine cotton sheet