1 [V] to make a long, high sound:
The pigs were squealing. * The car squealed to a halt. * Children were running around squealing with excitement.
2 to speak in a very high voice, especially when you are excited or nervous:
[Vspeech] 'Don't!' she squealed. [also V]
3 [V] ~ (on sb) (informal, disapproving) to give information, especially to the police, about sth illegal that sb has done:
Someone must have squealed on him.
noun a long high cry or sound:
a squeal of pain * a squeal of delight * He stopped with a squeal of brakes.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is squeal a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, squeal is tagged as verb.
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