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Definition of Squeal
1. Verb. Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs. "The meadows squeal with animals "
2. Noun. A high-pitched howl.
3. Verb. Confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure.
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
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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