Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun squawk

2 senses of squawk

Sense 1
squawk -- (the noise of squawking; "she awoke to the squawk of chickens"; "the squawk of car horns")
       => noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")

Sense 2
gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk -- (informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here")
       => objection -- (the speech act of objecting)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb squawk

2 senses of squawk

Sense 1
squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech -- (utter a harsh abrupt scream)
       => 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")

Sense 2
gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler -- (complain; "What was he hollering about?")
       => complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch -- (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about")