squeal
noun
[ skwiːl ]
• a long, high-pitched cry or noise.
• "they drew up with a squeal of brakes"
Similar:
screech,
scream,
shriek,
squawk,
howl,
cry,
wail,
squall,
yawp,
yelp,
shrill,
squeal
verb
• make a squeal.
• "the girls squealed with delight"
Similar:
screech,
scream,
shriek,
squawk,
howl,
cry,
wail,
squall,
yawp,
yelp,
shrill,
• inform on someone to the police or a person in authority.
• "she feared they would victimize her for squealing on their pals"
Similar:
inform (on/against),
act as an informer,
tell tales (on),
sneak (on),
report,
give away,
be disloyal (to),
sell out,
stab in the back,
rat (on),
blow the whistle (on),
peach (on),
snitch (on),
put the finger on,
sell down the river,
grass (on),
split (on),
shop,
stitch up,
clype (on),
rat out,
finger,
fink on,
drop a/the dime on,
pimp on,
pool,
put someone's pot on,
Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): imitative. The noun dates from the mid 18th century.
