squawking

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Even the animals are distinctive—especially Kōkī, the pet parrot who acts like a Shakespearean fool, squawking incautious truths to Tongan authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 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

Dr Ben Beska, 33, from Newcastle, said he saw a group of magpies squawking in his garden on Saturday and went out to investigate when he spotted the fish lying in the grass.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 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

Hesterfowl released another series of squawking coughs, as if to prove the point.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman