[ UK /skwˈɒli/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. characterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain
    a grey squally morning
  2. characterized by short periods of noisy commotion
    a home life that has been extraordinarily squally
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How To Use squally In A Sentence

  • Forecasters predict the winds will ease later today and the heavy rains will turn into squally showers.
  • And we've had some wind gusts and squally weather here but nothing has been damaged.
  • Because the Nisqually quake occurred deep underground and miles from Seattle, it packed far less of a wallop than two other scenarios that have come before and will come again: a much more powerful "megaquake," where tectonic plates meet, or a shallow quake on the Seattle Fault. The Seattle Times
  • Expect plenty of rain in the tropical Caribbean and Florida summer months, but it will often fall in heavy, squally afternoon showers which last only an hour or so.
  • Sorry to inform that the outing held tomorrow is CANCELLED due to squally thunderstorm is forecasted.
  • It was accompanied by a rapid temperature drop, and a squally wind change strong enough to uproot trees and unroof about 50 houses.
  • a grey squally morning
  • Huge hailstones, some the size of softballs, and driven by squally winds, struck the city and suburbs, particularly in the east.
  • The competitors had to contend with squally weather conditions.
  • There will be squally showers with the risk of hail and thunder towards the North West.
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