squawk
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
were squawking
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past progressiveof squawk.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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On the jagged rocks before me, seals with coats so slick they looked as if they’d been recently oiled were squawking at one another and waddling to the water’s edge.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Or the animals that were squawking there first?
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2022
They were squawking in French among themselves about it.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2015
And now the birthday girl was bawling, her friends were squawking and screeching.
From Newsweek ● Jul. 30, 2012
Chickens were squawking in the yard next door.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
