squeal
a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
Slang.
an instance of informing against someone.
a protest or complaint; beef.
to utter or emit a squeal or squealing sound.
Slang.
to turn informer; inform.
to protest or complain; beef.
to utter or produce with a squeal.
Origin of squeal
1Other words from squeal
- squealer, noun
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How to use squeal in a sentence
His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.
All Your Internet Boyfriends Are Taken: Gosling, Cumberbatch, and now Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Melissa Leon | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut I have no apologies for the audible squeals I unknowingly squeak out whenever I see her on screen.
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 2: The Finest, Funniest, and Most Terrifying Moments of Eps. 1-6 | Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLater, a burly older man comes in, and Harlo squeals and hugs him.
Squeals of perfect delight rose from the girls as he pulled them down the makeshift slope.
Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Mourner’s Playground | Michael Daly | February 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAmid all the howls of socialism and squeals of persecution, this has been a golden age for corporate profits.
Don’t Credit Obama with the Stock Boom, Credit the Fed and the International Economy | Daniel Gross | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Such laughing, such squeals of delight, such cries of admiration, as were to be heard there for the next half hour!
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley LeonardIt is a most lively jig, what the boys call a "regular break-down," interspersed with squeals and snickers and derisive laughter.
A Year in the Fields | John BurroughsAn ear-splitting succession of squeals had issued from the dark interior of the pen, and the bear had backed off in amazement.
The Backwoodsmen | Charles G. D. RobertsA shower of little-girl squeals had greeted him as the teacher told him kindly where the boy's examination room was.
The Memory of Mars | Raymond F. JonesAll at once there was a rush, a slam, a series of little rapturous squeals.
Peggy Raymond's Vacation | Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
British Dictionary definitions for squeal
/ (skwiːl) /
a high shrill yelp, as of pain
a screaming sound, as of tyres when a car brakes suddenly
to utter a squeal or with a squeal
(intr) slang to confess information about another
(intr) informal, mainly British to complain or protest loudly
Origin of squeal
1Derived forms of squeal
- squealer, noun
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