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

  • The car squealed on the road.
  • I heard the squeal of the tires.
  • I gave the lady no time to squeal.
  • The instruments are prone to squeal.
  • Pig farmers squeal over low returns.
  • The Harmonic Squeal, a derivative of the dive bomb.
  • The squeal of tires alerted a friend and employees.
  • There came a sort of squeal from the corner of the room.
  • I'll lay under the weight, laughing and squealing with delight.
  • The elephants bolted in terror from the flaming squealing pigs.
  • The more the critics of the critics squeal, the more they make that case.
  • 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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