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Synonyms for squeal
Synonyms: Verb
fink, grass (on) [British slang], inform, rat (on), sing, snitch, split (on) [British], squeak, talk, tell (on)
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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. âLet me go,â she squealed.Noun
She heard the pig's squeals.
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During peak hours on weekend mornings at Detour Doughnuts in Frisco, busy moms with strollers carrying squealing children zip in and out as other customers more leisurely peer through the glass case. — Dallas News, "How the young owner of Frisco's Detour Doughnuts learned the business from her Korean parents," 14 Aug. 2019 In space, no one can hear your tires squeal, but that wonât stop Goodyear from putting an experiment to make safer, more efficient tires on a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station on Sunday. — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, "Tires in space? Goodyear to test rubber in zero G. Here's why," 20 July 2019 After running a red light at Sunset Drive, the vehicle turned sharply onto Winding Way, tires squealing, according to the report. — Jennifer James, Houston Chronicle, "Police: 10-month-old was passenger in high-speed Friendswood chase," 27 June 2019 Children squealed in amazement and lost count of the hundreds of bugs around. — Adriana Brasileiro, orlandosentinel.com, "Monster grasshoppers swarm Everglades," 19 July 2019 For the first half of the meeting Lopez was able only to blubber inaudible words and squeal from excitement. — Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Check out the moment Brett Favre meets one of his biggest fans during the AmFam golf outing in Madison," 23 June 2019 Throughout the terrifying ordeal, children could be heard crying and squealing. — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, "Police Investigating After an All-In Family Fight Breaks Out in Disneyland's Toontown," 8 July 2019 Confronted by the cop, the man squealed and feigned panic. — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, "The Man in the Window: First the burglaries; then the dogs started dying (Part Two)," 22 June 2019 Hundreds of piglets â some even just a few hours after birth â are suckling, squealing and jumping around in their pens. — Casey Smith, Indianapolis Star, "I took a tour of Fair Oaks Farms. Here's what I saw.," 10 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The squeal comes from a tab of metal built into the pad that becomes exposed as material wears away. — Mac Demere, Popular Mechanics, "11 Things Your Car Is Trying to Tell You," 2 Aug. 2019 There was a ruffle of feathers, muffled peeps and then squeals of joy from Hirsch Elementary School students as 11 hens and four roosters were placed into the schoolâs new chicken coop Monday morning. — Sara Cline, ExpressNews.com, "Poultry raised at San Antonio school come home to roost," 20 Aug. 2019 Wochit, Wochit The smell of burning rubber and the squeal of shredding tires are back at M1 Concourse and that means an annual ritual has returned to Pontiac. — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "Let the tire shredding begin: Roadkill Nights returns to Pontiac, adds events Friday," 9 Aug. 2019 The usually quiet halls of the McNay Art Museum echoed with childrenâs squeals and giggles Sunday when hundreds of families packed the museum to celebrate one of Americaâs most famous artists: Andy Warhol. — Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, "Hundreds of families pack the McNay to celebrate Andy Warhol," 4 Aug. 2019 Over abstract backing tracks that replaced conventional beats with moans, squeals and muffled roars, the artist played his part almost too well. — Kevin Williams, chicagotribune.com, "Pitchfork Music Fest 2019: What we loved and what we could do without on day 3," 21 July 2019 The songs of Boulevards are suave and funny, with falsetto squeals, jolts of synth accents, and percussive heavy-breathing keeping things hot and heavy. — courant.com, "Boulevards bringing sexy good-time funk to Cafe Nine," 12 July 2019 When the fridge is filled and the blow-up mattresses are, well, blown up, check out either the West Palm Beach or Fort Lauderdale airports to see the grandmas and grandpas greet the family members with hug and squeals of delight. — Bea Lewis, sun-sentinel.com, "How to survive summer family visits | Opinion," 2 July 2019 Traumatized by his stay at Sunnyside daycare, this reclusive Chatter Telephone aidsâand later squeals onâAndy's toys in Toy Story 3. — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, "The Patents Behind Toy Storyâs Beloved Characters," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'squeal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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