Collocations for "squeal"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "squeal" in context.
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squeal
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- the [tires, brakes, pig] squealed
- [the car, the bike, she] squealed out
- [the car] squealed out of the [driveway, garage]
- [the car] squealed around [the corner, her, the pedestrian]
- [the car] squealed away
- squeal like a (stuck) pig
- squeal on [him, the other student, her friend, his sister]
- squeal to [the police, the teacher, her parents]
- squeal with [delight, laughter, excitement, pleasure, pain]
- squeal in [delight, protest, pain, agony, fear, surprise]
- squeal for [help, mercy]
- let out a squeal of [pain, delight]
- heard a squeal come from [outside, next door]
- the squeal of a pig
- the squeal of the [car's, truck's] tires as it [stopped, pulled out]
- the squeal of [car] brakes
- made a loud squeal
'squeal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):