squeal
IPA: skwˈiɫ
noun
- A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
- The cry of a pig.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound.
- To make a squealing noise. (of an object)
- (intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.
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Examples of "squeal" in Sentences
- There came a sort of squeal from the corner of the room.
- The old saying that you can eat every part of the pig but the squeal is especially true in Mexican cuisine.
- "But I'm not going to 'squeal' -- isn't that what they call it when you rail at Fortune because you've, lost the game?"
- The fanboy squeal is high and screechy, like rusty nailtips raked across a blackboard, but it always says the same thing.
- At the sight of the packages Philonecron let out what can only be called a squeal—as if he were a young girl on Christmas morning rushing to the tree to find a golden-haired puppy while a hush of snow fell over the world.
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