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as in talked
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
that stool pigeon squealed to the police about the whole smuggling operation
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as in shrieked
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the child squealed with frustration
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as in complained
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
hoped that a DVD player in the backseat would keep the kids from squealing about long car rides
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Recent Examples of squealed
Some people squealed when Anna Wintour came out without sunglasses.
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Peter White,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
The comedy horror sequel starring Samara Weaving as a bride trapped in a murderous game brought blood, blood and more blood to SXSW, where the crowd squealed and laughed at each grisly killing.
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Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto squealed with delight when presented with a Tina plushie, while freestyle skier Eileen Gu hoisted the mascot into the air after earning a silver medal.
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Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world.
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Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Ziva squealed the tires pulling out.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
After months of gaining a foster dog's trust, one woman squealed with excitement when the canine finally showed her first sign of accepting the love.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Book girlies everywhere breathed out a sigh of relief, and then squealed at the TV, as one of the quintessential Belly-Conrad moments from book 3 delivered everything and more.
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Julia Moore,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Women squealed and screamed from in front of the stage edge to the back of the balcony.
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Demicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2019
Peter White,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
The comedy horror sequel starring Samara Weaving as a bride trapped in a murderous game brought blood, blood and more blood to SXSW, where the crowd squealed and laughed at each grisly killing.
—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto squealed with delight when presented with a Tina plushie, while freestyle skier Eileen Gu hoisted the mascot into the air after earning a silver medal.
—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world.
—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Ziva squealed the tires pulling out.
—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
After months of gaining a foster dog's trust, one woman squealed with excitement when the canine finally showed her first sign of accepting the love.
—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Book girlies everywhere breathed out a sigh of relief, and then squealed at the TV, as one of the quintessential Belly-Conrad moments from book 3 delivered everything and more.
—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Women squealed and screamed from in front of the stage edge to the back of the balcony.
—
Demicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squealed
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Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
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Gyllenhaal received the President’s Award on Friday at the festival’s opening night ceremony, and talked to the international press on Saturday in a suite at the neo-baroque Grand Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary.
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Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.
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As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.
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By early 1775, Quebec’s governor complained that this letter was stirring up the population by planting dangerous doubts about British imperial authority.
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Smith has long complained that Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, hindered the province’s energy industry and fueled separatist sentiment.
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England squeaked out a 2-1 victory over the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Atlanta.
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In the end, the club squeaked by with a 1-0 win in the final game of the season, keeping its place in the top tier of La Liga.
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Police said that after the girl screamed, the video shows a man getting into his vehicle and driving away.
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Thompson screamed at the MTA worker before grabbing her and slashing on the left side of her nose, just below her eye, according to prosecutors.
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Traffic hummed and whined on I-85.
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Second, in a report of their own, the pro-business commissioners whined that all of this was unfair.
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At the end of May, the Minnesota Department of Human Services informed 3,411 — 62% of the providers screened — that they were disenrolled and could not bill Medicaid.
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Containment actions should be proportional, reversible where possible and informed by multiple signals rather than a single brittle heuristic.
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Fans inside the stadium and at watch parties across the nation yelled at the screens.
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Civalli, who was at the center of a scuffle in the fourth inning, yelled at Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras after striking him out, causing the benches to clear.
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