Associations to the word «Squealing»

Wiktionary

SQUEAL, noun. A high-pitched sound, as a scream of a child, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
SQUEAL, verb. To scream by making a shrill, prolonged sound.
SQUEAL, verb. To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.
SQUEAL LIKE A STUCK PIG, verb. (simile) To utter loud, high-pitched squeals.

Dictionary definition

SQUEAL, noun. A high-pitched howl.
SQUEAL, verb. Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs.
SQUEAL, verb. Confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats