Definition of Squeal

1. Noun. A high-pitched howl.

Generic synonyms: Howl

2. Verb. Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs. "The meadows squeal with animals "
Exact synonyms: Oink
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Derivative terms: Squealer

3. Verb. Confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure.
Exact synonyms: Confess, Fink
Generic synonyms: Acknowledge, Admit
Derivative terms: Confession, Confession, Confessor, Fink, Squealer

Definition of Squeal

1. v. i. To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain.

2. n. A shrill, somewhat prolonged cry.

Definition of Squeal

1. Noun. A high-pitched sound, as a scream of a child, or noisy worn-down brake pads. ¹

2. Verb. To scream by making a shrill, prolonged sound. ¹

3. Verb. To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Squeal

1. to utter a sharp, shrill cry [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Squeal

squeaker
squeakers
squeakier
squeakiest
squeakily
squeakiness
squeaking
squeakingly
squeaks
squeaky
squeaky-clean
squeaky bum time
squeaky clean
squeaky wheel
squeaky wheel gets the grease
squeal (current term)
squeal like a stuck pig
squealed
squealer
squealers
squealing
squealingly
squealling
squeals
squeamish
squeamishly
squeamishness
squeamishnesses
squeamous
squeasy

Literary usage of Squeal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman: Being the Reflections and Reminiscences by Otto Bismarck (1899)
"The tasteless and vulgar phrase ' to squeeze them to the wall until they squeal' never found a place in my thoughts, and still less on my lips. ..."

2. Bismarck, the Man & the Statesman: Being the Reflections and Reminiscences by Otto Bismarck (1899)
"The tasteless and vulgar phrase ' to squeeze them to the wall until they squeal' never found a place in my thoughts, and still less on my lips. ..."

3. Bismarck, the Man & the Statesman: Being the Reflections and Reminiscences by Otto Bismarck (1898)
"The tasteless and vulgar phrase ' to squeeze them to the wall until they squeal' never found a place in my thoughts, and still less on my lips. ..."

4. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"Shriek and shrill are related to each other as squeak and squeal. Shrimp. Anything very small of its kind, a small shellfish. Such things go for wit as long ..."

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