Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb squall
3 senses of squall
Sense 1
squall, waul, wawl -- (make high-pitched, whiney noises)
=> howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup -- (emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow")
Sense 2
shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -- (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")
=> utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")
Sense 3
squall -- (blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails")
=> blow -- (be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West")
Antonyms of adj squalling
1 sense of squalling
Sense 1
squally, squalling -- (characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; "a home life that has been extraordinarily squally")
INDIRECT (VIA unquiet) -> quiet -- (characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years")
Similarity of adj squalling
1 sense of squalling
Sense 1
squally, squalling -- (characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; "a home life that has been extraordinarily squally")
=> unquiet (vs. quiet) -- (characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning")