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Squalling
- verb - blow in a squall; "When it squalls, a prudent sailor reefs his sails"
- characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; "a home life that has been extraordinarily squally"
- make high-pitched, whiney noises
- 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"
Squashing
- verb - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
Squatting
- verb - be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
- exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
- Illegally living in a property
- occupy (a dwelling) illegally
- sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
- the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
Squawking
- verb - complain; "What was he hollering about?"
- utter a harsh abrupt scream
- uttering a harsh, abrupt, birdlike scream
Steadying
- verb - causing to become steady; "had a steadying effect on her nerves"
- make steady; "steady yourself"
- support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
Steampunk
- unknown - Steampunk is a retrofuturistic subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery -
Straining
- verb - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
- an intense or violent exertion
- become stretched or tense or taut;
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
- remove by passing through a filter;
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
- taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt
- test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- to exert much effort or energy;
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;
Straitens
- verb - bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
- squeeze together
Stranding
- verb -
- bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
- drive (a vessel) ashore
Straphang
- unknown - To travel standing up especially on a train or bus