Squeal : (높고 길게) 끼익[꽤액/꺄악] 하는 소리를 내다, 끼익[꽤액/꺄악] 하는 소리, (특히 신이 나거나 신경질이 나서) 꽤액 소리를 지르다, (비격식) (경찰/선생님등) 밀고하다, 일러바치다, 불평하다, 이의를 제기하다
Squealer : 밀고자, 고자질쟁이, 불평꾼
1)
a squeal is a long and high-pitched sound
a pig typically squeals
the piglets were squealing for their mother
the children were squealing with delight, they were really happy
the kids squealed with delights as they opened their their Chrismass presents
it's this high-pitched sound like a pig
it's sort of like a scream but it's much louder and it's long lasting
children squeal with happiness or they squealed with excitement
a loud high-pitched cry
a squeal of fright
a screech
a scream
a shriek
a squawk
a cry
the girls were squealing with delight
they let out squeals of happiness
a squeal, high shrill noise
when he asked her to marry him, she squealed with delight
the car tires squealed as it went around the corner
there was a squeal of brakes as the car stopped suddenly
2)
you can also use this in other ways, more informally
to squeal is to give information to the authorities, particularly to the police
he squealed to the police
if you squeal on him, you are going to get hime into trouble
to rat somebody out
to sneak on them
to inform on somebody
if you say somebody squealed on you, you are being disapproving
to squeal to the police
to squeal to the teacher
I think most commoly to the police
to report somebody
to act as a informer
don't go squealing to the teacher please
to blab
to spill the beans
to snitch on somebody
to rat on somebody
to grass them up
3)
you could also use this, to squeal about something
to complain about something
he is always squealing about his job
this is quite informal as well
he is always squealing about the probelms that he has
he is always squealing about the condition that he has to put up
to complain
to protest
to object
no more squealing about your problems
don't be such a squealer, things are not that bad
the squealer is either a person who is squealing who is complaining or somebody who is informing the police
Formality : 5 for to squeal with delight
Formality : 3.5 for to squeal to the police, and a squealer
Formality : 3.5 for to squeal about his problem, and a squealer
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