squeal

• IPA^(key): /skwiːl/

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• Rhymes: -iːl

squeal (plural squeals)

1. A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
2. The cry of a pig.

squeal (third-person singular simple present squeals, present participle squealing, simple past and past participle squealed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound.
2. (intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.

• (to rat on someone): inform, grass up, snitch; See also Thesaurus:rat out

• squealer

• Quales, equals, queals, quesal