Explore Squeal through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like howl or admit. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Squeal meaning
- A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
- The cry of a pig.
Using Squeal
- The main meaning on this page is: A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads. | The cry of a pig.
- Useful related words include: howl, admit, fink, shrive.
- In the example corpus, squeal often appears in combinations such as: brake squeal, squeal in, squeal and.
Context around Squeal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Squeal
- In this selection, "squeal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brake, pitched, anticipatory, sometimes and occurs stand out and add context to how "squeal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include audible anticipatory squeal that accompanied and brake squeal sometimes a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "squeal" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with squeal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The microphone emitted a squeal as he snatched it away. (10 words)
Fighting elephants may roar or squeal, and wounded ones may bellow. (11 words)
And if you both squeal, oh, no, it's four and half years each. (14 words)
Since most of the cars I test drive these days include seating for nine, captain’s chairs (my fave), tons of cup holders and a lot of folding seat options, the idea of driving an unpretentious, yet fully loaded sedan made me squeal with excitement! (45 words)
But the prosecutor wants to nail someone, so he offers you a deal: if you squeal on your associate which will result in his getting a five-year stretch the prosecutor will see that six months is taken off of your sentence. (42 words)
There were still enough kids in the stands that when the ball flew off Alex Verdugo’s bat and into the gray, late-afternoon sky, there was an audible, anticipatory squeal that accompanied it on its path toward the outfield wall. (41 words)
Since most of the cars I test drive these days include seating for nine, captain’s chairs (my fave), tons of cup holders and a lot of folding seat options, the idea of driving an unpretentious, yet fully loaded sedan made me squeal with excitement! (45 words)
Example sentences (20)
Brake squeal Sometimes a loud noise or high pitched squeal occurs when the brakes are applied.
I know Warren Mundine and Jacinta Price will squeal at me for writing those words, but that is what I think.
On occasion, I squeal in delight when I realize I have a photo with the perfect combination of composition, clarity, and light that simultaneously evokes emotion when you look at it.
There were still enough kids in the stands that when the ball flew off Alex Verdugo’s bat and into the gray, late-afternoon sky, there was an audible, anticipatory squeal that accompanied it on its path toward the outfield wall.
Raising taxes on voters until they squeal and switch to lower carbon intensive heating systems would not be necessarily progressive.
The microphone emitted a squeal as he snatched it away.
A quick search on YouTube shows how little factory farm conditions have changed, with graphic footage showing desperate animals cry, squawk and squeal.
Hosted by Sherrod Library, the event began with Nancy Donoval and her story “Squeal,” which retold a camping trip in the 1970s that involved invisible pigs in the night.
Monica Guerra costumed the dancers in leotards and bell bottoms, the colors of which, with glow-stick fluorescence, would make Lisa Frank squeal with delight.
And now the buzz is that a squeal will be made which will be title as ‘Bang Bang reloaded’.
For this band camp, ending today, the signature squeal of horns and flutes could not be heard, as the attendants represent drum majors, drum line members, color guard members and other leaders in their high school marching bands.
It got to the point that some of the Subarus were getting tire squeal in the corners, and other cars were leaving rubber at the start.
Russia can squeal all they want; there is a big difference between a punitive strike for the war crime of using a WMD against your own people and what Vladimir Putin did in Soviet Georgia and the Ukraine.
Since most of the cars I test drive these days include seating for nine, captain’s chairs (my fave), tons of cup holders and a lot of folding seat options, the idea of driving an unpretentious, yet fully loaded sedan made me squeal with excitement!
The video continues as the three whales launch themselves one by one into the air, causing passengers to squeal in delight.
And if you both squeal, oh, no, it's four and half years each.
But the prosecutor wants to nail someone, so he offers you a deal: if you squeal on your associate which will result in his getting a five-year stretch the prosecutor will see that six months is taken off of your sentence.
Fighting elephants may roar or squeal, and wounded ones may bellow.
Jingoistic national pride played a major role: for example, at a time when Germany was still disarmed and France was Britain's only European rival, Trenchard boasted, "the French in a bombing duel would probably squeal before we did".
Most brake squeal is produced by vibration (resonance instability) of the brake components, especially the pads and discs (known as force-coupled excitation).
Common combinations with squeal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- brake squeal 3×
- squeal in 3×
- squeal and 3×
- they squeal 2×
- squeal that 2×
- squeal with 2×
- to squeal 2×