squeal

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
2. The cry of a pig.

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound.
2. To make a squealing noise. (of an object)
3. (intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.

Concepts

hurler

crier

crissement

grogner

balancer

confesser

crisser

glapissement

groin

héler

hurlement

jacasser

moucharder

🐀

piailler

striduler

cri aigu

crier à tue-tête

cri perçant

glapir

moutonner

pousser des cris aigus

pousser un cri aigu

brailler

cafter

🐀

claironner

clamer

couiner

dénoncer

Synonymes

scream

😱

screech

yelp

squeak

shriek

cry out

squawk

cry

😢

yell

bellow

confess

creak

howl

fink

chirp

roar

neigh

bray

bawl

shout

growl

shrill

cheep

bleat

moo

oink

peep

whinny

yowl

give away

wheeze

wail

vociferate

call

sing

skirl

snitch

snort

squealing

talk

🗣️

tell

tell on

treachery

treason

twittering

vote

wheeziness

whimper

whistle

whoop

Traductions

chillar

schreeuwen

gritar

chirriar

mugir

gritar

berrar

brüllen

loeien

strillare

😱

schreien

kreischen

brullen

wiehern

blöken

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/skwiːl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: squelen

Appartenant à vieux norrois: skval

Appartenant à suédois: skvallra

In summary

Inherited from Middle English squelen, probably from Old Norse skvala (“to squeal, bawl”), from Proto-Germanic *skwel- (“to chatter, babble, scream”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *skel-, from *kelh₁- (“to ring, resound, cry”). Compare Old Norse skval (“a squeal”, noun), Swedish skvallra (“to babble, chatter, tell on”).

Phrases

I ain't gonna squeal !