squawking
Making shrill cries
Squawking is the present participle of squawk, which means to make a loud, harsh, abrupt cry like that of a startled bird.
People squawk when they complain loudly or protest noisily about something: The customers were squawking about the price increase.
As a noun, squawking refers to this kind of noise or complaint.
In aviation, squawking refers to an aircraft transmitting a specific identification code via its transponder.
High, harsh cry
screaming · shrill · harsh · grating · piercing · strident · raucous · cacophonous
Speech-mimicking tropical bird
- crowLarge black corvid
- seagullCoastal scavenging bird
- gooseLarge honking waterfowl
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
duck · hen · magpie · jay · starling · cockatoo · macaw · mynah
Expressing strong public disapproval
- objectingExpressing formal disapproval
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
fussing · kvetching · bellyaching · carping · grousing · nagging · bickering · outcry
Without motion or change
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- feedbackReturned response data
- crackleSharp snapping sounds
- distortionTwisting from original state
intercom · walkie-talkie · CB · transmission · speaker · microphone · broadcast · signal
screech
High, harsh cry
rasp · screaming · shrill · harsh · grating · piercing · strident · raucous · cacophonous · discordant
parrot
Speech-mimicking tropical bird
chicken · duck · hen · magpie · jay · starling · cockatoo · macaw · mynah · grackle
protesting
Expressing strong public disapproval
- objectingExpressing formal disapproval
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
grumbling · fussing · kvetching · bellyaching · carping · grousing · nagging · bickering · outcry · uproar
static
Without motion or change
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- feedbackReturned response data
- crackleSharp snapping sounds
distortion · intercom · walkie-talkie · CB · transmission · speaker · microphone · broadcast · signal · frequency
- animal signalsbody language, bird songs, tail wagging, mating calls, whale song
- bird behaviorsflying, soaring, perching, nesting, migrating
- bird soundschirp, birdcall, tweet, bird songs, cheep
- bird traitsfeathered, plumed, plumage, plumaged, beaky
- cacophonycacophony, discord, dissonance, din, noise
- parrot behaviorstalking, mimicry, screaming, preening, head bobbing
squawkingsilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · hush · murmuring · whispering
squawkingsilence
Total lack of sound
accepting · acquiescing · keeping quiet · saying nothing · biting one's tongue