- present participle of squawk.
squawking
Example Sentences
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Two-year-old Yuna Postavna runs around the courtyard of the Kashtan cafe in the city center, squawking at the ravens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
In the ocean-side city of Gloucester, about an hour north of Boston, the sharp smell of salt air has been undercut by the lingering funk of rotting garbage, and squawking seagulls circle overhead.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
Massry runs from the front of the store to the back, walkie-talkie on his waist squawking as employees request help at the registers.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024
But only in the careful hands of scientists who don’t have Musk squawking “go faster!” over their shoulders.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2024
The parrot swoops past me, squawking something, but I can’t hear him over the thunder and crashing waves.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
