(v. i.) To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain.
(v. i.) To turn informer; to betray a secret.
(n.) A shrill, somewhat prolonged cry.
Example Sentences:
(1) The 32 dead souls ringing the Dr Strangelove war room of the NFL ownership meeting interrupt their Randroid tongue-bathing only to squeal like scalded truffle pigs at the thought of any power devolving to the actual people whose ability, knowledge and gameplay make the NFL worth watching in the first place.
(2) Despite her famous “let’s make ’em squeal” ad, the pork-cutter is not quite the Palinesque radical Democrats depict.
(3) he squeals as he yanks the calendar out of my hands.
(4) Occasionally it has been unobtrusive – such as Nationwide's sponsorship of the cash machine in Dev's corner shop in Coronation Street – but elsewhere it's been jarring – such as ITV's deal with Samsung for The X-Factor , which led to scenes of contestants squealing with delight to receive goody bags of Samsung gadgets, and turned every phone call and video diary entry into a mini-plug for the brand.
(5) Zookeepers will also be listening for healthy squeals from the cub, and signs and sounds that it is nursing.
(6) My shaven-headed Barbie was a squealing contestant.
(7) The high-pitched squeal of F1 engines and lanyard-wearing, flag-waving fans have melted away in Melbourne to be replaced by what is becoming an annual debate in the Victorian capital – do we really want or need the Australian Grand Prix?
(8) Similarly he claimed the fantastic rewards given to bankers who then went squealing to government for protection had added to the sense in some communities that there was "a rule for one, and not for the other".
(9) September 20, 2015 James Lyons (@STJamesl) Whoever squealed on Dave must be a real trotter #imHereAllWeek September 20, 2015 Some Twitter users dug up unfortunate pictures.
(10) The family dog is the first victim in Funny Games , several horses have their throats slit in The Time of the Wolf , and Benny's Video begins with the butchery of a squealing pig – Haneke's perfectionism required the sacrifice of three porkers.
(11) Hopkins claimed the problem has been caused by ministers treating builders as "poor lambs" after they "squealed" about the viability of developments where they were required to build 30% or more affordable homes.
(12) But both require governments to stand up to the inevitable squeals from banks if Turner & Co live up to their promises to be strong.
(13) Automobile horns, squealing buses and street vendors yelling.
(14) "I'm glued to the new panda cams and thrilled to hear the squeals, which appear healthy, of our newborn cub," said Dennis Kelly, director of the Smithsonian's national zoo.
(15) At a recent event on the lack of diversity in British television , a woman in the audience told the room that as a child in the 1980s, whenever a black person appeared on TV, she and her siblings squealed with surprise to see someone who looked like them on screen.
(16) The most commonly elicited behaviors (jumping, rearing and squealing) as well as the threshold IPIs and the ceiling switch-off latencies were mapped within the PAG.
(17) Photograph: Robin Lustig for the Observer In the dust of the cathedral compound, children squealed happily from within a makeshift playground.
(18) Suddenly she disappeared behind my parked car and I heard a squeal, followed by guttural growling.
(19) First up was Andy Burnham's, prompting a ripple of feminine squeals, followed by a louder, more blokeish cheer for Ed Balls.
(20) The rules were simple: after being doused in the ice-chilled water on camera, challengers would squeal at a pitch only audible to dogs, and then nominate three other people.