squawkier
Louder and shriller
Squawkier is the comparative form of squawky, meaning more prone to harsh, shrill, grating sounds.
A squawky voice or bird cry is unpleasantly loud and sharp: The parrot got squawkier whenever strangers entered the room.
The word suggests complaint or protest as much as mere noise.
Making harsh high sounds
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- shriekingEmitting shrill, loud cries
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
strident · squealing · screaming · grating · harsh · jarring · raucous · cacophonous
Disturbingly incongruous
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- inharmoniousLacking pleasing agreement
- off-keyWrong pitch, musically
clashing · unmelodious · strident · tuneless · harsh · cacophonous · atonal · unmusical
Loud and disorderly
- rowdyNoisily disorderly
- clamorousLoudly insistent or demanding
- rambunctiousUncontrollably lively and loud
- uproariousExtremely and loudly comedic
noisy · unruly · riotous · obstreperous · vociferous · blustering · brash · brassy
Prolonged nasal complaining
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- grousingHabitual petty complaining
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
- kvetchingChronic petty complaining
bellyaching · carping · nagging · fussing · protesting · moaning · nitpicking · quibbling
screeching
Making harsh high sounds
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- shriekingEmitting shrill, loud cries
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
earsplitting · strident · squealing · screaming · grating · harsh · jarring · raucous · cacophonous · tinny
jarring
Disturbingly incongruous
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- inharmoniousLacking pleasing agreement
off-key · clashing · unmelodious · strident · tuneless · harsh · cacophonous · atonal · unmusical · abrasive
raucous
Loud and disorderly
- rowdyNoisily disorderly
- clamorousLoudly insistent or demanding
- rambunctiousUncontrollably lively and loud
uproarious · noisy · unruly · riotous · obstreperous · vociferous · blustering · brash · brassy · blatant
whining
Prolonged nasal complaining
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- grousingHabitual petty complaining
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
kvetching · bellyaching · carping · nagging · fussing · protesting · moaning · nitpicking · quibbling · grouchy