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as in talks
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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2
as in shrieks
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the child squealed with frustration
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as in complains
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 squeals
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
At bars across the United States, live watch parties were packed, squeals resounding.
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Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Trains are drowning out the coach’s voice, the wind squeals in my hearing aids.
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Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Soto’s Marie pouts and squeals with abandon.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
At bars across the United States, live watch parties were packed, squeals resounding.
—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Trains are drowning out the coach’s voice, the wind squeals in my hearing aids.
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Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeals
Verb
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Instead, the guy talks to dead barkeeps and wields an ax more than his typewriter.
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Albert Saijo, second semester editor of Echoes, Heart Mountain high school publication, talks things over with Hisako Takehara and Alice Tanouye, first semester co-editors.
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Back in the car, Albert moans and groans while Billie shrieks in panic.
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If he had been forced to stick with readily available materials, Rashid complains, the deck behind the house would have been green or brown.
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The document complains about trade, customs officers, juryless courts, and judges’ salaries.
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One minute later, cackles rippled through my eardrums at a higher decibel than before.
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As evening falls, the clink of pints and bursts of cackles spill from Pat Collins Pub—where locals swap stories to the rhythm of fiddle tunes beneath an Irish twilight.
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Crysencio Summerville squeaks it just inside the left post in the 64th minute to retake the lead for The Netherlands, 2-1.
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Say your engine has an oil leak, the A/C fan belt squeaks intermittently, and the two front tires are close to bald.
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Nothing screams summer like nautical stripes.
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Like why does Bravo think making the captions all different sizes screams Gen Z?
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Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
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As the video continues, one person can be heard yelling her name while the makeup artist moans in pain.
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Johnson’s first budget made the CARE pilot permanent and doubled staff positions in 2024, to roars of approval from his progressive base.
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The cheers and the roars reverberated around NRG Stadium.
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“Squeals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeals. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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