squawked
Made bird noise
Squawked is the past tense of squawk, meaning to make a loud, harsh, abrupt cry—the sound of a startled bird or an angry parrot.
By extension, people squawk when they protest loudly or complain shrilly: She squawked when she saw the bill.
A radio squawked if it crackled with sudden noise.
Cried out sharply
- screechedMade harsh, high sound
- blaredEmitted harsh, loud sound
- wailedCried out mournfully
- soundedProduced audible vibration
pierced · startled · warned · alerted · yelped · screamed · hollered · shouted
Voiced a grievance
- objectedExpressed disapproval formally
- grumbledComplained in low tones
- gripedExpressed petty complaints
- protestedExpressed strong disagreement
fussed · nagged · kvetched · balked · carped · criticized · whined · groused
shrieked
Cried out sharply
sounded · pierced · startled · warned · alerted · yelped · screamed · hollered · shouted · panicked
complained
Voiced a grievance
- objectedExpressed disapproval formally
- grumbledComplained in low tones
- gripedExpressed petty complaints
protested · fussed · nagged · kvetched · balked · carped · criticized · whined · groused · bellyached
parrot
Speech-mimicking tropical bird
seagull · goose · chicken · hen · jay · magpie · heron · peacock · pheasant · grackle
static
Without motion or change
- crackledMade brittle snapping sounds
- intercomShort-range voice transmitter
- walkie-talkiePortable handheld radio transceiver
CB · dispatch · transmission · receiver · speaker · two-way · broadcast · frequency · garbled · distorted
- squawk boxSlang for speaker system
- squawk boxesTwo-way speaker systems