Squeal - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |skwiːl|  American pronunciation of the word squeal
Brit.  |skwiːl|  British pronunciation of the word squeal

noun

- a high-pitched howl

verb

- utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs (syn: oink)
- confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure (syn: confess, fink)

Extra examples

The car squealed to a stop.

He squealed the tires and drove off.

She squealed to the teacher.

“Let me go,” she squealed.

She heard the pig's squeals.

The fiddle squealed the old dance music.

The children squealed with delight.

They drove off, tyres squealing.

'Let me go!' she squealed.

She gave a squeal of laughter.

There was a squeal of brakes.

The brakes emitted a loud squeal.

We heard the squeal of brakes and a sickening thud.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: squeal
he/she/it: squeals
present participle: squealing
past tense: squealed
past participle: squealed
noun
singular: squeal
plural: squeals
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