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squealing

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squeal  (skwl)
v. squealed, squeal·ing, squeals
v.intr.
1. To give forth a loud shrill cry or sound.
2. Slang To turn informer; betray an accomplice or secret.
v.tr.
To utter or produce with a squeal.
n.
A loud, shrill cry or sound: a squeal of surprise; the squeal of tires.
[Middle English squelen, probably of imitative origin.]
squealer n.
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Adj.1.squealing - having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
screechy, squeaking, squeaky, screaky
high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency


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But the porcupine, squealing and grunting, with disrupted anatomy trying feebly to roll up into its ball-protection, flicked out its tail again, and again the big cat squalled with hurt and astonishment.
White Fang by London, Jack View in context
The enormous broad tires of the chariots and the padded feet of the animals brought forth no sound from the moss- covered sea bottom; and so we moved in utter silence, like some huge phantasmagoria, except when the stillness was broken by the guttural growling of a goaded zitidar, or the squealing of fighting thoats.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
A MOMENT afterwards there were most awful noises--barking, baying, growls and howls, squealing and groans.
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