squawk
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
have been squawking
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present perfect progressiveof squawk.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Investigators said the Mooney may have been "squawking" with a transponder -- a device that amplifies its radar reflection -- since printouts indicate its blip may have appeared on one radar screen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Boston Sir: For 20 years, I have been squawking about that cotton sheet stretched over rubber or plastic.
From Time Magazine Archive
And those infernal sea-birds have been squawking along with those thrice-accursed crows ever since day-break.
From The Bars of Iron by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
