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with a squeal of pain

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  • squeal —    (of a criminal)    to give information to the police    There is an implication of duress, with the squeal indicating pain. It is used of informing on others or confessing your own guilt:     ... loath to squeal or harm him. (Lavine, 1930) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • squeal — [[t]skwil[/t]] n. 1) anb a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise 2) sts Slang. an instance of informing against someone 3) anb to utter or emit a squeal or squealing sound 4) sts Slang. a) to turn informer; inform… …   From formal English to slang

  • squeal — /skwil / (say skweel) noun 1. a more or less prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, etc. 2. Colloquial a protest or complaint. –verb (i) 3. to utter or emit a squeal or squealing sound. 4. to cry for mercy. 5. Colloquial to turn informer …  

  • squeal — squealer, n. /skweel/, n. 1. a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise. 2. Slang. a. an instance of informing against someone. b. a protest or complaint; beef. v.i. 3. to utter or emit a squeal or squealing sound. 4.… …   Universalium

  • Squeal — (skw[=e]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squealed} (skw[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squealing}.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sqv[ a]la, Norw. skvella. Cf. {Squeak}, {Squall}.] 1. To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • perissodactyl — perissodactylous, adj. /peuh ris oh dak til/, adj. 1. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and… …   Universalium

  • Squealed — Squeal Squeal (skw[=e]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squealed} (skw[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squealing}.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sqv[ a]la, Norw. skvella. Cf. {Squeak}, {Squall}.] 1. To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Squealing — Squeal Squeal (skw[=e]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squealed} (skw[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squealing}.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sqv[ a]la, Norw. skvella. Cf. {Squeak}, {Squall}.] 1. To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Loud call Nouns 1. cry, shout, call (see Verbs); vociferation, exclamation, outcry, hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry; Bronx cheer; plaint (see lamentation); stentor (see loudness); bark, ululation …   English dictionary for students

  • Tom Stern — is an American writer, director, producer, and actor from New York. He was born in 1965 in Tarrytown NY, and grew up in northern Westchester county in the town of Pleasantville NY. He graduated from Byram Hills High School in Armonk N.Y. Stern s… …   Wikipedia

  • cry — [krī] vi. cried, crying [ME crien < OFr crier < L quiritare, to wail, shriek (var. of quirritare, to squeal like a pig < * quis, echoic of a squeal); assoc. in ancient folk etym. with L Quirites, Roman citizens (as if meaning “to call… …   English World dictionary

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