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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 squawk /ˈskwɔk/
 瓜瓜聲,蒼鷺(vi.)瓜瓜地叫鳴,發牢騷,訴苦

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Squawk v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squawked p. pr. & vb. n. Squawking.]  To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.
 Squawking thrush Zool., the missel turush; -- so called from its note when alarmed. [Prov. Eng.]

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Squawk, n.
 1. Act of squawking; a harsh squeak.
 2. Zool. The American night heron. See under Night.
 Squawk duck Zool., the bimaculate duck (Anas glocitans). It has patches of reddish brown behind, and in front of, each eye. [Prov. Eng.]
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 squawk
      n 1: the noise of squawking; "the squawk of car horns"
      2: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the
         service here" [syn: gripe, kick, beef, bitch]
      v 1: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: screak, skreak, skreigh,
            screech]
      2: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe, grouse,
          crab, beef, bellyache, holler]