squeal
noun
a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
are squealing
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present progressiveof squeal.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now that Congress has created one, the drug companies are squealing like pigs being led to the abattoir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
That’s the sector where employers are squealing loudest about their inability to recruit staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2021
But even job-short rural communities are squealing, fearful of environmental problems and resentful of yet another mechanized assault on their way of life.
From Time Magazine Archive
And they look almost like teenagers, the way they are squealing in the wet spray.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
In Rosenbusch's room the mice are squealing from pure hunger or ennui; and I have not heard Jansen's door squeak once this morning.
From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. by Paul Heyse
