Squeal

(skwēl)

,

Verb.

I.

[

imp. & p. p.

Squealed

(skwēld)

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Squealing

.]

[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

,

Noun.

A shrill, sharp, somewhat prolonged cry.

Squeal

SQUEAL

,

Verb.

I.

[See Squall.] To cry with a sharp shrill voice. It is used of animals only, and chiefly of swine. It agrees in sense with squeak, except that squeal denotes a more continues cry than squeak, and the latter is not limited to animals. We say, a squealing hog or pig, a squealing child; but more generally a squalling child.

squeal

English

Noun

squeal ‎(plural squeals)

A high-pitched sound, as a scream of a child, or noisy worn-down brake pads.

Translations

a high-pitched sound, as a scream of a child, or noisy worn-down brake pads

Finnish: vingahdus (fi), kiljahdus (fi)
French: cri m aigu, crissement (fr) m
Georgian: წივილი ‎(c̣ivili)
German: Schrei (de) m, Kreischen n
Greek: στριγκλιά (el) f ‎(strinkliá), τσίριγμα (el) n ‎(tsírigma)
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
Swedish: skrik (sv), skri

Verb

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

To scream by making a shrill, prolonged sound.
To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.

Translations

to scream a high-pitched squeal

Chinese:
Mandarin: 尖聲啼哭 (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)

Greek: στριγκλίζω (el) ‎(strinklízo), τσιρίζω (el) ‎(tsirízo)
Italian: strillare (it), urlare (it), guaire (it), gridare con voce stridula
Maori: pūkoto
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)

Italian: cantare (it), fare la spia, spifferare (it)
Russian: стуча́ть (ru) impf ‎(stučátʹ), доноси́ть (ru) impf ‎(donosítʹ)
Spanish: chillar (es), delatar (es)
Swedish: gola (sv)

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