Definition of squeal
squealer
nounPeople Are Reading
Examples of squeal in a Sentence
The car squealed to a stop.
He squealed the tires and drove off.
She squealed to the teacher.
“Let me go,” she squealed.
Recent Examples of squeal from the Web
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When an alliance of the teams from Luxembourg, Malta and the Palestinian territories bested their opponents, the Palestinian girls squealed with delight and high-fived the boys from Luxembourg.
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Piglets will race around a track to squeal their way to the finish line.
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The pigs are terrified -- squealing, screaming, running in all directions.
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That means everything from recent supercars to 100-year-old competition machines blats, whizzes, whooshes, and squeals its way to the top of the hill to the delight of car enthusiasts.
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Kids are squealing, parents are giggling, Adam is on his bike watching and the Cubs coach is wiping something from his eyes.
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With fewer than 4 million births last year, the number of babies squealing from coast to coast is the lowest it's ever been, a government report finds.
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There are rats squealing behind every word in these depositions.
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If that’s not your jam, the boozy Boar’s Bourbon spiked root beer is enough to make anyone’s inner kid squeal with glee.
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Origin and Etymology of squeal
Middle English squelen, of imitative origin
squeal
Definition of squeal
: a shrill sharp cry or noise
Examples of squeal in a Sentence
She heard the pig's squeals.
Recent Examples of squeal from the Web
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The place had just opened, so only a handful of people caught the audible squeal.
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Even as the car plunged down its harrowing first drop and banked into a swooping turn high over the Luna Park amusements, the boardwalk and the ocean, Mr. Rodriguez chatted calmly above the clatter and squeal of steel as if enjoying afternoon tea.
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A new litter of piglets is born here every 25 minutes, on average, stumbling out into the chorus of pig squeals and the glare of overhead heat lamps.
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But then Ariel Rechtshaid—a buzzy producer who’s worked with Madonna and Vampire Weekend and who, fun fact, happens to be dating Danielle—adds a dissonant synth squeal, some bubblegum keys, and more stuff, and more stuff, as the song builds.
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A 5-year-old tries to eat a green crayon and squeals indignantly when he is thwarted.
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The wedding-night scene, in which it is graphically revealed that his new bride, Foosiya, has been subjected to female circumcision, prompted squeals of horror and whispers among the students.
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First Known Use of squeal
1747
SQUEAL Defined for English Language Learners
squeal
playDefinition of squeal for English Language Learners
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: to make or cause (something) to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise
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: to tell someone in authority (such as the police or a teacher) about something wrong that someone has done
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: to say (something) in a high and excited voice
squeal
Definition of squeal for English Language Learners
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: a long, high-pitched cry or noise
SQUEAL Defined for Kids
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