SQUEAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does squeal mean?
• SQUEAL (noun)
The noun SQUEAL has 1 sense:
1. a high-pitched howl
Familiarity information: SQUEAL used as a noun is very rare.
• SQUEAL (verb)
The verb SQUEAL has 2 senses:
1. utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
2. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
Familiarity information: SQUEAL used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SQUEAL (noun)
Meaning:
A high-pitched howl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("squeal" is a kind of...):
howl (a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound)
• SQUEAL (verb)
Meaning:
Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
oink; squeal
Hypernyms (to "squeal" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence examples:
You can hear animals squeal in the meadows
The meadows squeal with animals
Meaning:
Confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
confess; shrive; fink; squeal
Hypernyms (to "squeal" is one way to...):
acknowledge; admit (declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
