were squawking
- past progressive of squawk.
Example Sentences
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As seagulls were squawking loudly while flying overhead at Rod Laver Arena, Rybakina and Sabalenka traded booming serves.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 28, 2023
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
And now the birthday girl was bawling, her friends were squawking and screeching.
From Newsweek ● Jul. 30, 2012
The live occupants of the coop were squawking their unhappiness to the world as they traveled along.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
