squall

nouns

sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation

squall

is derived from

squally

is a type of (narrower)

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

"trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"

air current, current of air, wind

verbs

make high-pitched, whiney noises

squall, waul, wawl

utter a sudden loud cry

"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell

blow in a squall

"When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"

squall

is a type of (narrower)

be blowing or storming

"The wind blew from the West"

blow