squeal

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• UK: /skwiːl/
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• US: /skwil/
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• Australian: /skwiːl/
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• Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• rhymes with -iːl
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• CMU ARPABET: S K W IY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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”).

113 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: писък (pisǎk) — a high-pitched sound
• Bulgarian: крясък (krjasǎk) — a high-pitched sound
• Czech: jekot — a high-pitched sound
• Czech: zaječení — a high-pitched sound
• Czech: ječení — a high-pitched sound
• Czech: pištění — a high-pitched sound
• Czech: zapištění — a high-pitched sound
• Finnish: vingahdus — a high-pitched sound
• Finnish: kiljahdus — a high-pitched sound
• French: crissement — a high-pitched sound
• Georgian: წივილი (c̣ivili) — a high-pitched sound
• German: Schrei — a high-pitched sound
• German: Kreischen — a high-pitched sound
• German: Quieken — a high-pitched sound
• Greek: στριγκλιά (strigkliá) — a high-pitched sound
• Greek: τσίριγμα (tsírigma) — a high-pitched sound
• Irish: sceamh — a high-pitched sound
• Macedonian: пи́сок (písok) — a high-pitched sound
• Macedonian: вре́сок (vrésok) — a high-pitched sound
• Māori: ngawī — a high-pitched sound
• Māori: ngangī — a high-pitched sound
• Portuguese: guincho — a high-pitched sound
• Russian: визг (vizg) — a high-pitched sound
• Russian: скре́жет (skréžet) — a high-pitched sound
• Russian: скрип (skrip) — a high-pitched sound
• Scottish Gaelic: sgal — a high-pitched sound
• Spanish: chillido — a high-pitched sound
• Spanish: chirrido — a high-pitched sound
• Spanish: rechinido — a high-pitched sound
• Spanish: rechinar — a high-pitched sound
• Spanish: rechino — a high-pitched sound
• Swedish: skrik — a high-pitched sound
• Swedish: skri — a high-pitched sound
• Tahitian: taʻi — a high-pitched sound
• Albanian: klith — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Bulgarian: пискам (piskam) — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Bulgarian: врещя (vreštja) — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Chinese Mandarin: 尖聲啼哭 /尖声啼哭 (jiānshēngtíkū) — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Czech: ječet — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Czech: zaječet — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Czech: pištět — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Czech: zapištět — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Czech: vřískat — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Czech: zavřískat — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Czech: kvičet — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Czech: zakvičet — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Dutch: snierken — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Dutch: krijsen — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Finnish: vinkua — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Finnish: kiljua — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• French: crier — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• French: hurler — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• French: crisser — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• German: kreischen — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• German: quieken — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Greek: στριγκλίζω (strigklízo) — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Greek: τσιρίζω (tsirízo) — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Hungarian: visít — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Hungarian: sivít — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Irish: sceamh — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Italian: strillare — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Italian: urlare — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Italian: guaire — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Italian: gridare con voce stridula — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Macedonian: пи́ска (píska) — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Macedonian: пи́шти (píšti) — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Macedonian: вре́ска (vréska) — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Māori: pūkoto — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Māori: ngawī — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Māori: ngatī — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Māori: wē — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Māori: ngangī — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Russian: визжа́ть (vizžátʹ) — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Russian: вереща́ть (vereščátʹ) — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Scottish Gaelic: sgal — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Spanish: chillar — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Swedish: skrika — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Tahitian: taʻi — to scream a high-pitched squeal
• Bulgarian: доноснича (donosniča) — to rat on someone
• Czech: bonzovat — to rat on someone
• Czech: práskat — to rat on someone
• Finnish: vasikoida — to rat on someone
• French: dénoncer — to rat on someone
• French: balancer — to rat on someone
• French: moutonner — to rat on someone
• French: cafter — to rat on someone
• German: singen — to rat on someone
• German: petzen — to rat on someone
• Greek: προδίδω (prodído) — to rat on someone
• Greek: καρφώνω (karfóno) — to rat on someone
• Hungarian: beárul — to rat on someone
• Hungarian: beköp — to rat on someone
• Hungarian: besúg — to rat on someone
• Hungarian: befúj — to rat on someone
• Hungarian: spicliskedik — to rat on someone
• Italian: cantare — to rat on someone
• Italian: fare la spia — to rat on someone
• Italian: spifferare — to rat on someone
• Macedonian: ко́доши (kódoši) — to rat on someone
• Macedonian: и́здаде (ízdade) — to rat on someone
• Polish: donosić — to rat on someone
• Polish: kapować — to rat on someone
• Russian: стуча́ть (stučátʹ) — to rat on someone
• Russian: доноси́ть (donosítʹ) — to rat on someone
• Spanish: chillar — to rat on someone
• Spanish: delatar — to rat on someone
• Spanish: chivarse — to rat on someone
• Spanish: pegar un chivatazo — to rat on someone
• Spanish: botonear — to rat on someone
• Spanish: buchonear — to rat on someone
• Swedish: tjalla — to rat on someone
• Swedish: gola — to rat on someone
• Swedish: skvallra — to rat on someone