squalling

Definitions

Present participle and gerund of squall.

form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

“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.”

“Open⟳ carriages tend⟳ to be draughty and inadequately heated. The passenger in them has no escape⟳ from the annoyance of squalling babies, boisterous drunks, and riotous teddy-boys, who may be at the far end⟳ of the coach but whose din cannot be shut⟳ out.”

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