Squeal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a high-pitched howl

utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈiːl/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈiːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈiːl/

1 syllable Say it as /skwˈiːl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

oink fink confess

Parts of Speech

noun	a high-pitched howl
verb	utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
verb	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

Word Forms

squeal	verb	utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
squeal	noun	a high-pitched howl
squealer	noun	domestic swine
confession	noun	a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
confessor	noun	someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)
fink	noun	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

quietschen

ein hohes Heulen

🇫🇷French

hurler

un hurlement aigu

🇪🇸Spanish

chillido

un aullido agudo

🇮🇹Italian

strillare

un ululato acuto

🇳🇱Dutch

piepen

een hoog gehuil

🇵🇹Portuguese

guincho

um uivo agudo

🇷🇺Russian

визжать

пронзительный вой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिल्लाहट

एक ऊँचे स्वर की चीख़

🇧🇩Bengali

চিৎকার

একটি উচ্চ-পিচড চিৎকার

🇮🇳Tamil

சத்தம்

ஒரு உயரமான அலறல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కీచులాట

ఒక ఎత్తైన అరుపు

🇮🇳Marathi

किंचाळणे

एक उंच आक्रोश

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીસો

એક ઉચ્ચ અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೀರಲು

ಎತ್ತರದ ಕೂಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഞരങ്ങുക

ഉയർന്ന ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള അലർച്ച

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੀਕਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚੀ-ਉੱਚੀ ਰੌਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیخنا

ایک اونچی چیخ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

尖叫声

高亢的嚎叫

🇯🇵Japanese

きしむ

甲高い遠吠え

🇰🇷Korean

비명

높은 소리의 울부짖음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kêu ré lên

một tiếng hú the thé

🇹🇭Thai

ซัดทอด

เสียงหอนแหลมสูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjerit

lolongan bernada tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

humirit

isang malakas na alulong

🇲🇾Malay

mencebik

lolongan yang tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يصرخ

عواء عالي النبرة

🇮🇷Persian

جیغ زدن

زوزه بلند

🇹🇷Turkish

ciyaklama

yüksek perdeden bir uluma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַלשִׁין

יללה בגובה רב

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The primary meaning of 'squeal' is 'a high-pitched howl'.

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'squeal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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