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squally

[skwaw-lee] / ˈskwɔ li /












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Thursday morning will get off to a wet start in southern England and south Wales, with heavy downpours accompanied by lightning, hail and squally winds.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

After all those squally seas and grey skies, suddenly the bright white ice of Antarctica beckoned them, the sides of that ice coloured here and there an electric blue.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 24, 2024

The Hong Kong Observatory warned of squally showers, strengthening winds and a possible storm surge in low-lying areas of the crowded financial center.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

Rising interest rates, stubborn inflation and squally economic conditions are familiar foes to seasoned commercial property buyers, who typically ride out storms waiting for rental demand to rally and the cost of borrowing to fall.

From Reuters ● Jul. 30, 2023

It was squally out, the sky gray, the way it always got before a bad storm.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

But there was no better sailor afloat for all that, and on the stormiest night or squalliest day I always felt safe when my first mate trod the planks.

From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Gordon Stables




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