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squealing

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verb

present participle of squeal
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Recent Examples of squealing
Verb
In the clip, Niney is pictured talking calmly on his cell phone as Gasly races around him in the Alpine car, squealing the tires. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 June 2026 Pigs that were being hauled by the semi could be heard squealing at the scene. Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 23 June 2026 Automatic weapons blasting, tires squealing, the whole bit. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026 There were no odd noises or squealing bearings to indicate the fan was having trouble. Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026 The first twenty minutes involve longtime Holzinger mentor-cum–ensemble member Renée Copraij spanking the gleefully squealing Annina Machaz. Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026 The adults settle into seats facing each other while children from different families run behind them, squealing, playing, crying. Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026 Visceral sounds of gyaaaaaaa (ギャアアアアア) convey squealing tires, while turbo blow-off valves let out a sweet doa (ドア). Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026 Or is Emily Flippen to blame for all of this for squealing to Rizo that Dee told her about his idol? Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squealing
Adjective
  • On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Spend time talking to the K18 co-founder and CEO and one thing becomes immediately obvious.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • What was your fatal flaw in the game that led to you talking to me right now?
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • The other customers cowered in the corners, while crowds formed at the windows outside, shrieking and recording the scene on their phones.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Kids are shrieking through their favorite splash pads, faces sticky with Bomb Pop juice and joy.
    Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • In the video, the crowd could be heard cheering and screaming.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 13 July 2026
  • No stranger to delivering a live performance for thousands of screaming fans, Dwayne Johnson is looking to add a Broadway show to his extensive resume.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 July 2026
Adjective
  • And Paul certainly seems more shaken, less strident than in the previous films, having unleashed a wave of intergalactic bloodletting.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 July 2026
  • The mayor underperformed with Jewish voters in the 2025 election and has been a strident critic of Israel throughout his fast-rising political career.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • So everyone’s just barely squeaking by.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • But in early June last year, the Red Sox entered a series in New York at 30-34, nine games behind the first-place Yankees, before going 10-3 in their next 13 games, finishing the year on a 59-39 run and squeaking into the playoffs.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • In the 57-second video, which could not be independently verified by PEOPLE, Mason walks away multiple times before turning back to continue yelling back and forth with Donalds.
    Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
  • During the Cape Verde–versus-Argentina game, the YouTuber and Twitch streamer recorded a woman yelling racial slurs at him during the game.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Rodriguez said in a May phone interview with the Herald that detainees had been complaining when a guard approached him and told him to walk out of the cage where he and other men were housed.
    Churchill Ndonwie, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
  • These reviews are overall mixed with positive reviews praising USGB’s customer service and negative ones complaining about frequent marketing calls.
    Javier Simon, USA Today, 11 July 2026

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“Squealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squealing. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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