squeal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skwiːl/

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• Rhymes: -iːl

Noun

squeal (plural squeals)

1. A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
2. The cry of a pig.

Translations

a high-pitched sound

• Finnish: vingahdus (fi), kiljahdus (fi)
• French: crissement (fr) m
• Georgian: წივილი (c̣ivili)
• German: Schrei (de) m, Kreischen n
• Greek: στριγκλιά (el) f (strigkliá), τσίριγμα (el) n (tsírigma)
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• Maori: ngawī
• Portuguese: guincho (pt) m
• Russian: визг (ru) m (vizg), скре́жет (ru) m (skréžet) (e.g. of brakes), скрип (ru) m (skrip) (creak)
• Scottish Gaelic: sgal m
• Spanish: chillido m, chirrido (es) m, rechinido m (Mexico), rechinar (es), rechino (es) m
• Swedish: skrik (sv), skri (sv)

Verb

squeal (third-person singular simple present squeals, present participle squealing, simple past and past participle squealed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound.
2. (intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.

Synonyms

• (to rat on someone): inform, grass up, snitch; See also Thesaurus:rat out

Derived terms

• squealer

Translations

to scream a high-pitched squeal

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尖聲啼哭／尖声啼哭 (zh), 尖声啼哭 (zh) (jiānshēngtíkū)

• Dutch: snierken (nl), krijsen (nl)
• Finnish: vinkua, kiljua (fi)
• French: crier (fr), hurler (fr), crisser (fr)
• German: kreischen (de)
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• Greek: στριγκλίζω (el) (strigklízo), τσιρίζω (el) (tsirízo)
• Italian: strillare (it), urlare (it), guaire (it), gridare con voce stridula
• Maori: pūkoto, ngawī, ngatī (by a child), wē
• Russian: визжа́ть (ru) impf (vizžátʹ), вереща́ть (ru) impf (vereščátʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: sgal
• Swedish: skrika (sv)

to rat on someone

• Finnish: vasikoida (fi)
• French: (formally) dénoncer (fr), (colloquial) balancer (fr), (slang) moutonner (fr), (slang) cafter (fr)
• German: singen (criminal, slang), petzen (colloquial)
• Greek: προδίδω (el) (prodído), καρφώνω (el) (karfóno) (colloquial)
• Hungarian: beárul (hu), beköp (hu), besúg (hu), befúj (hu), spicliskedik
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• Italian: cantare (it), fare la spia, spifferare (it)
• Polish: donosić (pl), kapować (pl) (slang)
• Russian: стуча́ть (ru) impf (stučátʹ), доноси́ть (ru) impf (donosítʹ)
• Spanish: chillar (es), delatar (es), chivarse (es) (Spain), pegar un chivatazo (Spain), botonear (es) (Argentina), buchonear (Argentina)
• Swedish: gola (sv)

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