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1squeal Listen to audio/ˈskwi:l/ verb
squeals; squealed; squeal·ing
1 : to make or cause (something) to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise [no obj] The pigs were squealing. The car squealed to a stop.often + with or in The children squealed with/in delight when they saw the clown. [+ obj] He squealed the tires and drove off.
2 [no obj] informal + disapproving : to tell someone in authority (such as the police or a teacher) about something wrong that someone has done
She squealed to the teacher. How did they find out? Someone must have squealed. [=snitched] He squealed on [=informed on] his friend.
3 [+ obj] : to say (something) in a high and excited voice
Let me go, she squealed.
— squeal·er noun, plural squeal·ers [count] informal + disapproving
I won't tell anyone what you did. I'm no squealer.

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