How to Use squeal in a Sentence

squeal

1 of 2 verb

• The car squealed to a stop.
• He squealed the tires and drove off.
• She squealed to the teacher.
• As Kim squealed and wiggled away, the crowd of about 3,000 cheered.
  — Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, 4 June 2018
• Piglets will race around a track to squeal their way to the finish line.
  — Brian Lisik/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 17 July 2017
• The cat squealed as it was being thrown, and a thud could be heard.
  — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2020
• That meant squealing tires, splattered mud on the garage and a trail of dirt in the grass.
  — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 2 Oct. 2017
• The crowd cheered loudest for the Saudis who made their tires squeal on the turns.
  — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 20 May 2017
• Try not to squeal when one lunges for a jerboa that runs across the frame in this video.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 12 Oct. 2017
• When that car turned and squealed past, people were stunned.
  — Lynn Petrak, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2017
• When the Chamelin siblings walk up to the hog pen next to the family home in Lineboro, the pigs squeal through the fence.
  — Clara Longo De Freitas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 23 July 2021
• One of the most annoying car sounds (and in fact any sound) is brakes that squeal.
  — Alex Leanse, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2017
• Confronted by the cop, the man squealed and feigned panic.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, 22 June 2019
• Children squealed in amazement and lost count of the hundreds of bugs around.
  — Adriana Brasileiro, orlandosentinel.com, 19 July 2019
• There are screamers, which sound like a squealing duck and trail a tail of flame.
  — David Gutman, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2020
• The vehicle squealed its tires on Clemens Road and was stopped on Bradley near Clemens.
  — cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
• As Royce squealed and clapped, Wilson spoke to her while filming.
  — Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
• Kids will squeal with joy going down the water slide with friends to see who gets to the bottom first.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2022
• What did people connect to, squeal over and smash, as the kids, say, that heart button for?
  — Vogue, 23 Dec. 2021
• But turn-in is dull, and the tires squeal even at responsible street speeds.
  — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 24 Sep. 2020
• And the Fun Slide, the Fun House, and the the gravestones of many people who laughed or squealed or met their spouse at this carnival.
  — Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 4 May 2018
• That’s the sound of your inner child squealing with delight.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2018
• The head of the organization squeals on people who worked for him, and the DEA gives him a free pass.
  — John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2018
• The reality is that cold brakes in any car can squeal at low speeds.
  — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 1 Feb. 2018
• And the mother was out, the mama duck was out there just screaming, and the babies were squealing.
  — Tiffini Theisen, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 May 2018
• Reaching into a pen, the group’s leader helps to free one squealing piglet whose foot is caught in the grate.
  — Wired, 5 Dec. 2019
• This may be the smallest commuter in the Hyundai lineup, but the Accent is still light enough to be fun to drive and quick enough to make the tires squeal.
  — Car and Driver, 23 Apr. 2021
• The kids pelt the 62-year-old economist with balls and, squealing, jump onto his lap.
  — Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, 21 Sep. 2017
• The children would squeal in delight, being none the wiser.
  — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
• The two squealed and embraced when Lizzo presented the award to her longtime friend.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024

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squeal

2 of 2 noun

• She heard the pig's squeals.
• Which means up to 50 squeals of joy from the lucky kid unwrapping this one.
  — Amy Preiser, latimes.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• Carter pleaded her case above the squeals of a restless baby in the gallery.
  — Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, ProPublica, 9 Jan. 2020
• Then every movement of the game, the strategies, the dodging and feints, the squeal of sneakers on the court.
  — The Economist, 1 Feb. 2020
• This is a car light to the touch -- drive it with your fingertips, even at tire-squeal speeds.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 18 Nov. 2020
• Watch the ladies of The Real squeal about their new baby co-host below.
  — Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2021
• Don’t write this off as a different kind of brake squeal.
  — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2020
• At the start of the fitting, Ms. Feldstein and Ms. Walsh stared at the dress on the hanger in awe and let out twin squeals of delight.
  — Sanam Yar, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2020
• Mere mention of the movie to women of a certain age elicits squeals and gasps.
  — Joyce Bautista Ferrari, Marie Claire, 16 Sep. 2019
• One of the lawmakers let out a squeal as the guilty verdict was announced.
  — Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 20 Apr. 2021
• Meanwhile, a diner can start a meal with everything but the squeal of a pig.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
• The tweet that followed turned the squeal into a homey imaginary scene.
  — Wired, 6 Dec. 2019
• The Zoo’s popular Giant Panda Cam is one of the best ways to listen in for the chirps, honks, bleats, barks and squeals.
  — Beth Py-Lieberman, Smithsonian, 10 Aug. 2019
• Needless to say, the internet soon erupted in squeals of sheer joy.
  — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 25 Nov. 2018
• Shumskyi waited for the telltale crack and squeal of the Stinger and then launched his missile at the Russian one now in the distance.
  — Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
• Finally the one thing that might have caused me to let out a squeal, the Igloo Experience.
  — Lynn Hammer, star-telegram, 28 July 2017
• The place had just opened, so only a handful of people caught the audible squeal.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
• The only thing that reverberated off the walls were the echoes of a squeal when a teacher felt the raw egg ooze out of its shell.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2021
• Tire squeal sets in early, as does body roll and understeer.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 23 Sep. 2022
• Even amid the squeals of children's laughter, the steady thump of music and the warmth of Saturday's sun, Margaret Daniels cried.
  — Chris Graves, Cincinnati.com, 9 Sep. 2017
• Speak into a microphone embedded in the piece, and your voice echoes at a high pitch — a ghost’s squeal.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2018
• An engine roars and what sounds like six shots are fired before tires squeal and a crash is heard, based on the audio from the dash camera.
  — NBC News, 28 Oct. 2020
• Bear in mind that the tire squeal happens despite the Turbo S's standard all-wheel-drive system.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 7 Apr. 2020
• The animal lies on its side with its mouth open, no doubt emitting one final squeal.
  — Farah Nayeri, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2019
• But who’s creating all those squeals, barks and bass slaps on the other side of Aquidneck Island?
  — Andrew R. Chow, New York Times, 17 May 2018
• A 5-year-old tries to eat a green crayon and squeals indignantly when he is thwarted.
  — Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2017
• Just as one girl stood up to share some of her thoughts, Michelle crept through the door and hugged her from behind — and the room erupted into tears and squeals of disbelief.
  — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, 13 Nov. 2018
• For all that, no clear story emerged from either the music, which ranged from ancient-sounding harmonies to siren-like squeals, or the film.
  — James R. Oestreich, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2018
• As night falls on Napa, dangling lights illuminate the ice and music supplies the backdrop to squeals of delighted skaters.
  — Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Ultrasonic squeaks and squeals are the top communication choice for bulldog bats, like this one identified in Equador.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024