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(Entry 1 of 2)
as in shrill, sharp
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squealing
verb
present participle of squeal
Synonyms & Antonyms of squealing (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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
Synonyms for squealing
- finking,
- grassing (on)
- [British slang],
- informing,
- ratting (on),
- singing,
- snitching,
- splitting (on)
- [British],
- squeaking,
- talking,
- telling (on)
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2
to cry out loudly and emotionally
- the child squealed with frustration
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3
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
Synonyms for squealing
- beefing,
- bellyaching,
- bitching,
- bleating,
- carping,
- caterwauling,
- complaining,
- crabbing,
- croaking,
- fussing,
- griping,
- grizzling,
- grouching,
- grousing,
- growling,
- grumbling,
- grumping,
- hollering,
- inveighing,
- keening,
- kicking,
- kvetching,
- maundering
- [chiefly British],
- moaning,
- murmuring,
- muttering,
- nagging,
- repining,
- screaming,
- squawking,
- wailing,
- whimpering,
- whinging
- (or whingeing)
- [British],
- whining,
- yammering,
- yawping
- (or yauping),
- yowling
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“Squealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squealing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2021.
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