squawky

English

Etymology

squawk +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːki

Adjective

squawky (comparative squawkier, superlative squawkiest)

1. (of a sound) Resembling a squawk; raw and grating
   • 2007 March 30, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     It’s impossible to find the center of a Hella song, which explodes in multidirectional streaks of percussion and squawky guitar like a Jackson Pollock painting.

2. Making squawking sounds.

   a squawky chicken