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as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
that stool pigeon squealed to the police about the whole smuggling operation
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as in to shriek
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the child squealed with frustration
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
hoped that a DVD player in the backseat would keep the kids from squealing about long car rides
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as in screech
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Recent Examples of squeal
Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2024
Onlookers audibly gassed her up and squealed in excitement.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
There were squeals and even a few tears of joy as those players put the helmets on, and Hall saw a little of himself in them.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Unfortunately, the article didn’t mention those extremely annoying crotch rockets (squealing motorcycles of all sizes) that are a true assault on the senses.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2024
Onlookers audibly gassed her up and squealed in excitement.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
There were squeals and even a few tears of joy as those players put the helmets on, and Hall saw a little of himself in them.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeal
Verb
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Urge him to talk to a professional, either via one-on-one counseling or in an anger management support group online or in person.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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But the way these guys are talking, don’t expect it.Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Candiace is building a family of her own, and chose to pursue that journey in an environment where she was not constantly triggered into a shrieking emotional mess at each conflict.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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That stage when your child shrieking and hitting motorcycle decibel levels throughout the day is just a whole different level than leaving full milk cups at the table — as annoying and wasteful as that is.Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
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Girding for battle at USC Pay is at the center of union organizing at USC, where non-tenure track professors complain of semester-to-semester contracts with little job security, minimal or nonexistent raises and moves by the university to cut benefits.Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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If corporate leaders complain about these directives’ effects on their bottom lines, Trump’s team could force CISA to scale back its use of this authority.Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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For two decades, the most frightening sound in the north was the screech of brakes preceding a bomb being thrown through the doors of a dance hall or pub.Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Phill Simon and his family were sleeping in their Glen Park home when the screech of tornado alerts going off on their phones woke them up.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Despite that, Hunter barely squeaked out a victory after receiving 552 first-place votes and a total of 2,231 points.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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West Haven squeaked by Glastonbury 6-0 in the snow in the quarterfinal then beat Fairfield Prep in a rematch in the Class LL semifinal game.Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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This mix of bright green, blue, pink, and pink in a chrome finish by celebrity nail artist Britney Tokyo just screams NYE party.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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There’s also an experimental score by Daniel Blumberg made of bangs and piano plinks and noises that sound like a dozen balloons screaming.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Stop whining about female TV anchor’s hair and clothing.Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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Dodgers Plaschke: Baseball fans can whine, but there’s nothing wrong with the way the Dodgers are winning Dec. 4, 2024 The Dodgers, honestly, didn’t do much during the meetings besides accepting congratulations for their World Series championship.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Flocks of sparrows and parrots chirp and squawk in the palms overhead.Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
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“Squeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeal. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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