Squawk
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

CAW
The sound made by corvine birds

COO
The sound made by a pigeon

CRY
A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"

HOO

PIP
A mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

SOB
Convulsive gasp made while weeping

YAP
Informal terms for the mouth

YIP
Bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped"

4 letters

BARK
A sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

BAWL
Cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"

BLAP

BLAT
Cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"

BOOM
Make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall"

BRAY
Laugh loudly and harshly

BUZZ
Sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"

CALL
The option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

CRIB
The cards discarded by players at cribbage

CROW
Black birds having a raucous call

DRUM
Small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

FRET
A small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

FUSS
A rapid active commotion

HAIL
Enthusiastic greeting

HISS
A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

HONK
The cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)

HOWL
Laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

KEEN
A funeral lament sung with loud wailing

LILT
A jaunty rhythm in music

PANT
The noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)

PEEP
A secret look

PIPE
Play on a pipe; "pipe a tune"

RASP
A coarse file with sharp pointed projections

ROAR
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"

ROLL
Walking with a swaying gait

SIGH
A sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"

TWIT
Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

WAIL
Cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"

YAWL
A sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost

YAWP
Complain whiningly

YELP
Bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped"

YOWL
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"

BEEF
Cattle that are reared for their meat

KICK
A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

CRAB
A stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"

YELL
A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"

5 letters

BITCH
Female of any member of the dog family

GRIPE
Complain; "What was he hollering about?"

6 letters

GROUSE
Popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet

HOLLER
Utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

SCREAK
Utter a harsh abrupt scream

SKREAK
Utter a harsh abrupt scream

7 letters

SKREIGH
Utter a harsh abrupt scream

SCREECH
Sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"

MOANING

8 letters

GROANING

PETPEEVE
An opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed; "grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve"

SCOLDING
Rebuking a person harshly

SIBILATE
Express or utter with a hiss

COMPLAIN
Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

BITCHING

DEMURRER
A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"

9 letters

BELLYACHE
An ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region

CATERWAUL
The yowling sound made by a cat in heat

CHALLENGE
A demand by a sentry for a password or identification

COMPLAINT
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

EXCEPTION
An instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"

GRIEVANCE
An allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

GRUMBLING
A loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder"

MAKEAFUSS

MURMURING
A low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

OBJECTION
(law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality

PETULANCE
An irritable petulant feeling

SQUAWKING

ULULATION
A long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"

12 letters

FAULTFINDING
Tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions; "a counselor tries not to be faultfinding"

PROTESTATION
A strong declaration of protest

REMONSTRANCE
The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest