squealed; squealing; squeals
1
: to make a shrill cry or noise
1
: to express with or as if with a squeal
2
: to cause to make a loud shrill noise
squealing the tires
squealer
noun
: a shrill sharp cry or noise
Synonyms
Examples of squeal in a Sentence
Verb
The car squealed to a stop.
He squealed the tires and drove off.
She squealed to the teacher.
“Let me go,” she squealed.
Noun
She heard the pig's squeals.
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Eying the squealing superfans, Segall remarked on Smith’s rapid ascension.
—Holden Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
Each compartment is then sealed with the squeal of a drill.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Onlookers audibly gassed her up and squealed in excitement.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Eying the squealing superfans, Segall remarked on Smith’s rapid ascension.
—Holden Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Noun
Domitian squeals at him, his voice cracking hilariously — Tenax sneaks up from behind and smothers the monarch.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
Each compartment is then sealed with the squeal of a drill.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Squeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeal. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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squeal
1 of 2 verb1
: to make a long shrill cry or noise
2
a
: inform sense 2
squealed to the teacher
b
3
: to utter with or as if with a squeal
squealer
noun
squeal
2 of 2 noun
: a long shrill cry or noise
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