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squeal

[ skweel ]

noun

  1. a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
  2. Slang.
    1. an instance of informing against someone.
    2. a protest or complaint; beef.


verb (used without object)

  1. to utter or emit a squeal or squealing sound.
  2. Slang.
    1. to turn informer; inform.
    2. to protest or complain; beef.

verb (used with object)

  1. to utter or produce with a squeal.

squeal

/ ²õ°ì·É¾±Ë±ô /

noun

  1. a high shrill yelp, as of pain
  2. a screaming sound, as of tyres when a car brakes suddenly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to utter a squeal or with a squeal
  2. slang.
    intr to confess information about another
  3. informal.
    intr to complain or protest loudly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ç³Ü±ð²¹±ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ç³Ü±ð²¹±ôİù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of squeal1

1250–1300; Middle English squelen; imitative
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of squeal1

C13 squelen , of imitative origin
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"The squealing and crying, the smell of smoke. It was just terrible," he told the inquiry.

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But their therapy session is deliberately drowned out by the squeals of a nameless naked couple romping in the back.

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"It woke my kids up from the bedroom upstairs and one of them said they thought they could hear a pig squealing because of the noise I was making," she added.

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Donald Trump is on a “revenge tour,†and his supporters are squealing with delight as he conducts it.

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“I never know what I like but I really know what I don’t like. My fingertips squeal when they don’t like the fabric. It’s a bit of a magpie process.â€

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