squeal

v., squealed, squeal·ing, squeals.

v.intr.

1. To give forth a loud shrill cry or sound.
2. Slang. To turn informer; betray an accomplice or secret.

v.tr.
To utter or produce with a squeal.

n.
A loud, shrill cry or sound: a squeal of surprise; the squeal of tires.

[Middle English squelen, probably of imitative origin.]

squealer squeal'er n.

verb

1. To utter a shrill, short cry: yap, yawp, yelp, yip. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To give incriminating information about others, especially to the authorities: inform, talk, tattle, tip³ (off). Informal fink. Slang rat, sing, snitch, stool. Idioms: blow the whistle. See knowledge/ignorance, law.

noun

A shrill, short cry: yap, yawp, yelp, yip. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

v

Definition: inform on
Antonyms: conceal, hide

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a high-pitched howl

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The verb squeal has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
  Synonym: oink

Meaning #2: confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
  Synonyms: confess, shrive

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hvine, skrige, skrige op
v. intr. - hvine, skrige, skrige op, beklage sig, optræde som stikker
v. tr. - hvin, skrig

Nederlands (Dutch)
piepen, verlinken, klagen

Français (French)
n. - cri aigu, grincement, crissement
v. intr. - pousser des cris aigus, cafarder, vendre la mèche
v. tr. - crier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kreischen
v. - kreischen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στριγκλιά, τσιρίδα, κατάδοση (κν. κάρφωμα), έντονη ή/και θορυβώδης διαμαρτυρία
v. - στριγκλίζω (κν. σκούζω, τσιρίζω), βογκώ, γογγύζω, (καθομ.) καταδίδω, "καρφώνω"

Italiano (Italian)
denunciare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - guincho (m)
v. - guinchar

Русский (Russian)
пронзительный крик, донос, пронзительно кричать, доносить, жаловаться

Español (Spanish)
n. - chillido, grito agudo, acto de hablar (traicionar un secreto), delación
v. intr. - soplonear, cantar, chivarse
v. tr. - soplonear, cantar, chivarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skrik, skri, gnissel
v. - klaga, gnälla, tjalla, skrika ut, gnissla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
尖叫, 高声诉苦, 告密, 发出尖锐的叫声, 高声埋怨, 以短促尖声发出

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尖叫, 高聲訴苦, 告密
v. intr. - 發出尖銳的叫聲, 高聲埋怨, 告密
v. tr. - 以短促尖聲發出

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 긴 비명, 항의, 밀고
v. intr. - (고통, 공포 따위로) 끽끽 울다, 밀고하다, 불평하다
v. tr. - 비명 소리로 말하다, 끼익 소리를 내다, 밀고하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - キーキーいう, 悲鳴をあげる, キーキー声で言う, キーッといわせる, 不平を言う
n. - 悲鳴

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صريخ, زعيق (فعل) وشى, بلغ عنه, صرخ بصوت رفيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צריחה, קול חרקני‬
v. intr. - ‮צרח, חרק, הלשין, מחה בקול או בהתרגשות‬
v. tr. - ‮דיבר בצווחה‬

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