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==English==
[[File:Silver Gull mouth.jpg|thumb|right|A Silver Gull squawking]]

===Etymology===
{{etydate|1821}}. {{unk|en}}, but probably of imitative origin (compare dialectal {{cog|it|squacco||small-crested [[heron]]}}).

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/skwɔːk/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/skwɔk/|a=GA}}
* {{IPA|en|/skwɑk/|a=cot-caught}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-squawk.ogg|a=US}}
* {{IPA|en|/skwoːk/|a=AU}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɔːk|s=1}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A [[shrill]] [[noise]], especially made by a [[voice]] or [[bird]]. If made by a bird, it typically signals [[discomfort]] or [[anger]]; a [[yell]], [[scream]], or [[call]].
# {{lb|en|aviation}} A four-digit [[transponder]] code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
# {{lb|en|informal}} A [[complaint]] or [[objection]].
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1983|author=Stephen King|title=Uncle Otto's Truck
|passage=That was the last roundup for McCutcheon’s Cresswell; it never moved from that field again. Not that there was any '''squawk''' from the landlord; the two of them owned it, of course.}}
# {{lb|en|aviation}} An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1969|title=American Aviation|volume=32
|passage=We think instructors should stress the importance of writeups on all maintenance '''squawks''' after the completion of each flight. More important, something should be done by the aircraft operator to correct such '''squawks'''.}}
# The [[American night heron]].
# {{lb|en|programming|informal}} A [[warning]] [[message]] indicating a possible [[error]].
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2012|author=Scott Meyers|title=Effective C++ Digital Collection: 140 Ways to Improve Your Programming|passage=The function-hiding code above, for instance, goes through a different (but widely used) compiler with nary a '''squawk'''.}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|squawk book|squawk box|squawk duck|squawk sheet}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|shrill noise}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|صَخَب}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|грачене|n}}, {{t|bg|крясък на птица}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|gekrijs|n}}, {{t+|nl|schreeuw|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kirkuminen}}, {{t+|fi|rääkyminen}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|grallada|f}}, {{t+|gl|gralla|f}}, {{t|gl|grallaxe|f}}, {{t|gl|axirido|m}}, {{t|gl|gaceo|m}}
* German: {{t|de|Krächzen|n}}, {{t+|de|Kreischen|n}}, {{t+|de|Schreien|n}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|vijjogás}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|grág|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|stridere}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|koekoe}}, {{t|mi|tioro}}, {{t|mi|ngāngā}}, {{t|mi|tekekō}}, {{t+|mi|koe}}, {{t|mi|ngāngā}}, {{t|mi|ngoengoe}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|skrzek|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|крик|m}}, {{t+|ru|писк|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|пи̑сак|m}}
*: Latin: {{t+|sh|pȋsak|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|graznido|m}}, {{t|es|chillido|m}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|ciyaklama}}, {{t+|tr|viyaklama}}, {{qualifier|aviation}} {{t|tr|şikâyet etme}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|quác quác}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# To make a squawking noise; to [[yell]], [[scream]], or call out [[shrilly]].
#* {{RQ:Orwell Animal Farm|6
|passage=The hens woke up '''squawking''' with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance.}}
# {{lb|en|slang|intransitive}} To [[speak out]]; to [[protest]].
# {{lb|en|slang|intransitive}} To [[report]] an [[infraction]]; to [[rat]] on or [[tattle]]; to [[disclose]] a [[secret]].
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1948|author=Andrew Geer|title=The Sea Chase|page=68
|passage="I'll slit your throat if you '''squawk''' on us," Krantz threatened.}}
# {{lb|en|programming|intransitive|informal}} To produce a [[warning]] [[message]], indicating a possible [[error]].
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1993|author=Steve Maguire|title=Writing Solid Code|passage=That way, if you type = instead of ==, the compiler will '''squawk''' because you can't assign something to a constant.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2013|author=Bill Sempf; Chuck Sphar; Stephen R. Davis|title=C# 5.0 All-in-One For Dummies
|passage=You want the compiler to '''squawk''' if you try to instantiate for a type that doesn't implement IPrioritizable.}}
# {{lb|en|aviation}} To set or transmit a four-digit [[transponder]] code. {{non-gloss|(Normally followed by the specific code in question.)}}
# {{lb|en|US|slang|dated}} To [[back out]] in a mean way. <!-- = funk it? -->

====Conjugation====
{{en-conj|old=1}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to make a squawking noise}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|صَخِبَ}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|грача}}, {{t+|bg|кряскам}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|krijsen}}, {{t+|nl|snerpen}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kirkua}}, {{t+|fi|rääkyä}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|grallar}}, {{t+|gl|gacear}}, {{t|gl|axirir}}
* German: {{t+|de|krächzen}}, {{t+|de|kreischen}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|vijjog}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|stridere}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|koekoe}} {{qualifier|like a bird}}, {{t|mi|tioro}}, {{t|mi|tekekō}}, {{t+|mi|koe}}, {{t|mi|ngāngā}}, {{t|mi|ngoengoe}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|skrzeczeć|impf}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|крича́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|кри́кнуть|pf}}, {{t+|ru|пища́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|пи́скнуть|pf}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|пи́штати|impf}}
*: Latin: {{t+|sh|píštati|impf}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|graznar}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=akqsuw|quawks}}

{{cln|en|onomatopoeias}}
{{C|en|Animal sounds|Herons|Vocalizations}}

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