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单词 squawking
释义
squawking
present participle ofsquawk
squawk
verb[I]
uk
/skwɔːk/us
/skwɑːk/
(of abird) to make anunpleasantlyloud,sharpnoise:
As thefoxcame into theyard, thechickensbegansquawking inalarm.
toshout,scream, orcryin aloud,unpleasantway:
Thebabyneverstoppedsquawking allnight.
informaldisapproving
tocomplainabout somethingnoisily:
Environmentalgroupshave been squawkingaboutthedecisiontobuildthemotorwaythrough aforest.
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(Definition ofsquawkingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsquawking

squawking

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Having erected an engine of oppression, they have been running aroundsquawking.
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The shareholders sit in their nestssquawkingfor higher dividends and waiting to be fed.
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That being so, why is he croaking andsquawkingin mounting a spurious protest?
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The robbers were then followed by two ravens into town and drew attention to them with loudsquawking.
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There are two large cages full ofsquawkinggreen parrots.
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In the wild, this is a noisy species with an unmistakablesquawkingcall.
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You turn the dials and get asquawking.
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They typically have harsh wailing orsquawkingcalls, stout, longish bills, and webbed feet.
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It is a gregarious species, continuously chattering with a range of whistling andsquawkingcalls.
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But she blocked my way, taring into my eyes andsquawkingher horrible song.
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However, he hears a birdsquawking, and decides to burrow into one of the berries and get eaten.
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Thesquawkingsounds the toy produces are recordings of an actual parrot.
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An air traffic controller who suspects an aircraft may have been hijacked may ask the pilot to confirmsquawkingassigned code.
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He speaks in a distinctivesquawkingvoice, produced by a contrivance known as a "swazzle" or "swatchel" which the professor holds in his mouth, transmitting his gleeful cackle.
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Donald bursts out of the cage,squawkingangrily, and declares war on his nephews.
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