1. Characterized by short periods of noisy commotion
   "The squalling infants in the nursery made it difficult for anyone to rest";
   - squally

1. Blow in a squall
   "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"
    
2. Utter a sudden loud cry
   "she squalled with pain when the doctor inserted the needle";
   - shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler [informal], hollo [non-standard]
    
3. Make high-pitched, whiny noises
   "The baby began to squall when hungry";
   - waul, wawl

See also: unquiet

Type of: blow, emit, howl, let loose, let out, roar, ululate, utter, wail, yaup [informal], yawl

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