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Thesaurus: squeal

To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain.

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  1. v. i. To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain.
  2. v. i. To turn informer; to betray a secret.
  3. n. A shrill, somewhat prolonged cry.
  4. n. a high-pitched howl
  5. v. utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
  6. v. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
  7. 1. To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain. 2. To turn informer; to betray a secret. [Slang] A shrill, somewhat prolonged cry.
  8. n:34/v:66 n. a high-pitched howl v. utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs