Squall

(noun.) sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation.

(verb.) make high-pitched, whiney noises.

(verb.) blow in a squall; 'When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails'.

贝蒂整理

• He restrained himself however, and the little squall would have blown over, but for one unlucky word. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• In crossing the bay we met with a squall that tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the kill, and drove us upon Long Island. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• The wind blew roughly, the wet squalls came rattling past them, skimming the pools on the road and pavement, and raining them down into the river. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Niggers never gets round me, neither with squalling nor soft soap,--that's a fact. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• He thrummed on the table as if it had been a musical instrument, and squalled in imitation of her manner of singing. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

弗洛整理