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Definition of squeal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

squeal

noun
 
/skwiːl/
 
/skwiːl/
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  1. a long high call or sound
    • a squeal of pain
    • a squeal of delight
    • He stopped with a squeal of brakes.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • high-pitched
    verb + squeal
    • give
    • let out
    • hear
    • …
    preposition
    • with a squeal
    • squeal of
    phrases
    • a squeal of delight
    • the squeal of brakes
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    Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): imitative. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.
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