SQUEALING

screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing

(adjective) having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

squealing

present participle of squeal

Noun

squealing (plural squealings)

The sound of one who squeals; a squeal.

Anagrams

• equal sign, equal-sign

Source: Wiktionary


SQUEAL

Squeal, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Squealing.] Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sqväla, Norw. skvella. Cf. Squeak, Squall.]

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]

Squeal, n.

Definition: A shrill, somewhat prolonged cry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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