Inherited fromMiddle English squelen Old Norse skvala ( “ to squeal, bawl ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *skwel- ( “ to chatter, babble, scream ” ) , perhaps fromProto-Indo-European *skel- *kelh₁- ( “ to ring, resound, cry ” ) . CompareOld Norse skval ( “ a squeal ” ,noun ) ,Swedish skvallra ( “ to babble, chatter, tell on ” ) .
squeal (plural squeals
Ahigh-pitched sound , such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads. The cry of apig . a high-pitched sound
Bulgarian:писък (bg) m ( pisǎk ) ,крясък (bg) m ( krjasǎk ) Czech:jekot m zaječení n ječení n pištění n zapištění n Finnish:vingahdus (fi) ,kiljahdus (fi) French:crissement (fr) m Georgian:წივილი ( c̣ivili ) German:Schrei (de) m Kreischen (de) n Quieken Greek:στριγκλιά (el) f ( strigkliá ) ,τσίριγμα (el) n ( tsírigma ) Irish:sceamh f Macedonian:пи́сок m ( písok ) ,вре́сок m ( vrésok ) Maori:ngawī ngangī ( of a pig ) 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) Tahitian:taʻi
squeal (third-person singular simple present squeals present participle squealing simple past and past participle squealed
( ambitransitive ) scream with ashrill ,prolonged sound.The childrensquealed with delight while opening their Christmas presents.
To make a squealing noise.( of an object ) The brakessqueal terribly.
2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, inRAIL , number971 , page75 :We continue through suburban Newcastle along the edge of the Tyne, beforesquealing around the tight curves onto the magnificent High Level bridge, which affords glorious views across Newcastle and along the river before arriving at journey's end.
( intransitive , slang ) sensitive information about someone to a thirdparty ; torat on someone.You'd better notsqueal on me to the cops.
to scream a high-pitched squeal
Bulgarian:пискам (bg) ( piskam ) ,врещя (bg) ( vreštja ) Chinese:Mandarin:尖聲啼哭 / 尖声啼哭 (zh) ( jiānshēngtíkū ) Czech:ječet (cs) impf zaječet pf pištět impf zapištět pf vřískat (cs) impf zavřískat pf kvičet impf zakvičet pf Dutch:snierken (nl) ,krijsen (nl) Finnish:vinkua (fi) ,kiljua (fi) French:crier (fr) ,hurler (fr) ,crisser (fr) German:kreischen (de) ,quieken (de) Greek:στριγκλίζω (el) ( strigklízo ) ,τσιρίζω (el) ( tsirízo ) Hungarian:visít (hu) ,sivít (hu) Irish:sceamh Italian:strillare (it) ,urlare (it) ,guaire (it) ,gridare con voce stridula Macedonian:пи́ска ( píska ) ,пи́шти ( píšti ) ,вре́ска ( vréska ) Maori:pūkoto ngawī ngatī ( by a child ) ,wē ngangī ( of a pig ) Russian:визжа́ть (ru) impf ( vizžátʹ ) ,вереща́ть (ru) impf ( vereščátʹ ) Scottish Gaelic:sgal Spanish:chillar (es) Swedish:skrika (sv) Tahitian:taʻi
to rat on someone
Bulgarian:доноснича (bg) ( donosniča ) 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 (hu) Italian:cantare (it) ,fare la spia spifferare (it) Macedonian:ко́доши ( kódoši ) ,и́здаде ( ízdade ) 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:tjalla (sv) ,gola (sv) ,skvallra (sv)
