a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
2.
Slang.
an instance of informing against someone.
a protest or complaint; beef.
verb (used without object)
3.
to utter or emit a squeal or squealing sound.
4.
Slang.
to turn informer; inform.
to protest or complain; beef.
verb (used with object)
5.
to utter or produce with a squeal.
Origin
1250-1300;Middle Englishsquelen; imitative
Related forms
squealer, noun
Examples from the web for squeal
She has a heart-shaped face and a high-pitched squeal of a laugh.
Occasionally a high-pitched squeal is heard amid bumps and the sound of scrabbling toenails.
For years, he has lived twenty-four hours a day with a loud, grating squeal in his ears.
Tires squeal and skid as vehicles corner tightly at high speed around curves and dirt roads.
For example, train wheel rumble is a low pitch sound and a squeal is a high pitch sound.
Employees have never found it easy to squeal on employers.
The motor emits a delightful squeal when you stomp on it.
But all is quiet here except for the faint squeal of the construction elevator climbing to the surface.
And both have recently experienced technical milestones that made researchers squeal with glee.
Upon completion of your self-pleasure, mark him as your territory and he will surely squeal with delight.
British Dictionary definitions for squeal
squeal
/skwiːl/
noun
1.
a high shrill yelp, as of pain
2.
a screaming sound, as of tyres when a car brakes suddenly
verb
3.
to utter a squeal or with a squeal
4.
(intransitive) (slang) to confess information about another
5.
(intransitive) (informal, mainly Brit) to complain or protest loudly
Derived Forms
squealer, noun
Word Origin
C13 squelen, of imitative origin
Word Origin and History for squeal
v.
c.1300, probably of imitative origin, similar to Old Norse skvala "to cry out" (see squall (v.)). The sense of "inform on another" is first recorded 1865. The noun is attested from 1747.
Slang definitions & phrases for squeal
squeal
noun
(also squeel) An informer; rat, snitch, stool pigeon: He was working on a case with a squeal, and he knifed him(1750+)
(also squeak) A complaint to the police: cop at stationhouse took the squeal/ The young cops who had caught the squeal didn't know what to do(1908+)