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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of squawk.

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Examples

  • Phone calls squawked between them throughout the night and following day.

    A Blockbuster Deal? 2008

  • She put forth her hand to caress the intelligent and affable bird, which, instead of responding as expected, "squawked," as our phonetic language has it, and, opening a beak imitated from a tooth-drawing instrument of the good old days, made a shrewd nip at Kitty's forefinger.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

  • She put forth her hand to caress the intelligent and affable bird, which, instead of responding as expected, "squawked," as our phonetic language has it, and, opening a beak imitated from a tooth-drawing instrument of the good old days, made a shrewd nip at Kitty's forefinger.

    The Guardian Angel Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

  • In addition to the absence of evidence for hijackers on the planes, there is also evidence of their absence: Although the pilots could have easily "squawked" the universal hijack code in two or three few seconds, not one of the eight pilots on the four airliners did this (NPHR

    WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009

  • Federal Aviation Administration reported that United's corporate office had indicated that the pilot "had inadvertently squawked a 7500 code after spilling coffee on the aircraft's radio equipment, which interfered with the communications equipment."

    Pilot's Coffee Spill Triggers Hijacking Alert, Emergency Landing AP 2011

  • With the last energy I had I squawked at our guide for being so mean, and he just laughed.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Kate Fleurange 2009

  • Federal Aviation Administration reported that United's corporate office had indicated that the pilot "had inadvertently squawked a 7500 code after spilling coffee on the aircraft's radio equipment, which interfered with the communications equipment."

    Pilot's Coffee Spill Triggers Hijacking Alert, Emergency Landing AP 2011

  • “Come, come, we have to hurry,” squawked the Chicken Hawk.

    Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011

  • Federal Aviation Administration reported that United's corporate office had indicated that the pilot "had inadvertently squawked a 7500 code after spilling coffee on the aircraft's radio equipment, which interfered with the communications equipment."

    Pilot's Coffee Spill Triggers Hijacking Alert, Emergency Landing AP 2011

  • Federal Aviation Administration reported that United's corporate office had indicated that the pilot "had inadvertently squawked a 7500 code after spilling coffee on the aircraft's radio equipment, which interfered with the communications equipment."

    Pilot's Coffee Spill Triggers Hijacking Alert, Emergency Landing AP 2011

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