Thesaurus: squeal
To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain.
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Definitions
- v. i. To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain.
- v. i. To turn informer; to betray a secret.
- n. A shrill, somewhat prolonged cry.
- n. a high-pitched howl
- v. utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
- v. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- 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.
- n:34/v:66 n. a high-pitched howl v. utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs