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as in talking
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 shrieking
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the child squealed with frustration
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as in screaming
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 squealing
Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
One of the first major highlights showed the moment Mei Xiang birthed a squealing Xiao Qi Ji and cradled her newborn cub.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squealing
Adjective
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Arriving in January, the California Post will be Murdoch’s transplant of his right-leaning tabloid the New York Post, replete with shrill headlines and randy gossip.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
11 Sep. 2025
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One option is to simply double down on the existing approach and become shriller.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the next few years, the study says workers will be talking to their phones or laptops, instead of typing, thanks to the explosion of AI.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The television studio serves as the Colosseum, with a live audience whipped into a frenzy and shrieking for blood while following the action on a jumbo screen.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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When Carol directs her shrieking rage directly into Zosia’s face, all of We feels it, the entirety of the human race falling to the ground with seizures.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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Agents appear to fight off a screaming crowd trying to help the man by pushing them away and threatening them with pepper spray.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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There’s nothing like stepping onto the ice with thousands of screaming school children on top of you after an early-morning bus ride to play in an early-morning game to remind you’re in the AHL rather than the NHL.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Spanberger and Sherrill should, and will, face strident calls from their LGBTQ+ constituents to go further in their support for trans people of all ages, and to not let misinformation and propaganda cloud their decisionmaking while in office.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
6 Nov. 2025
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Newsom’s anti-energy agenda has been forceful, strident and clear from his first days in the governor’s mansion.—
Will Oneill,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Rustling or squeaking noises Especially in the walls or ceiling.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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With every enemy dead, the familiar sounds of the Halo universe are gone — there’s no Grunts squeaking insults or Jackals chattering in another language.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The team claims Oakley was yelling continuously at Dolan, but Oakley has denied that and said he was asked to leave the arena shortly after taking his seat at the game for no reason.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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His tone was sharp, almost yelling.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Nov. 2025
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But Frederica Wilson, a Democratic congresswoman from South Florida, vividly remembers her constituents complaining about one Facebook ad in particular.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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About 20% of fire department employees responded to the survey, with large majorities of those respondents complaining about discrimination, diversity and inclusion programs and a wide range of organizational issues.—
Aaron Valdez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Squealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squealing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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