How to Use squeal in a Sentence

squeal

1 of 2 verb
  • The car squealed to a stop.
  • He squealed the tires and drove off.
  • She squealed to the teacher.
  • Ziva squealed the tires pulling out.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Some people were able to squeal and make u-turns and head away.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The cat squealed as it was being thrown, and a thud could be heard.
    — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2020
  • Piglets will race around a track to squeal their way to the finish line.
    — Brian Lisik/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 17 July 2017
  • Try not to squeal when one lunges for a jerboa that runs across the frame in this video.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 12 Oct. 2017
  • There are screamers, which sound like a squealing duck and trail a tail of flame.
    — David Gutman, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Trains are drowning out the coach’s voice, the wind squeals in my hearing aids.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • One of the most annoying car sounds (and in fact any sound) is brakes that squeal.
    — Alex Leanse, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2017
  • Women squealed and screamed from in front of the stage edge to the back of the balcony.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • That meant squealing tires, splattered mud on the garage and a trail of dirt in the grass.
    — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 2 Oct. 2017
  • The reality is that cold brakes in any car can squeal at low speeds.
    — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Someone must have been squealing.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Children squealed in amazement and lost count of the hundreds of bugs around.
    — Adriana Brasileiro, orlandosentinel.com, 19 July 2019
  • Soto’s Marie pouts and squeals with abandon.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Pigs that were being hauled by the semi could be heard squealing at the scene.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Someone was squealing and crying at the same time, as if caught in a trap.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Those high-gain guitars sing and squeal on their own in shrill counterpoint.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 19 May 2018
  • But turn-in is dull, and the tires squeal even at responsible street speeds.
    — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 24 Sep. 2020
  • The crowd cheered loudest for the Saudis who made their tires squeal on the turns.
    — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 20 May 2017
  • Kids will squeal with joy going down the water slide with friends to see who gets to the bottom first.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2022
  • What did people connect to, squeal over and smash, as the kids, say, that heart button for?
    — Vogue, 23 Dec. 2021
  • As Royce squealed and clapped, Wilson spoke to her while filming.
    — Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Suddenly the front door squeaked open and a squealing little boy came in.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2023
  • As Kim squealed and wiggled away, the crowd of about 3,000 cheered.
    — Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, 4 June 2018
  • Toddlers squealed and played, and an older woman cried softly.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • Others turned around and went home, avoiding the squealing children.
    — Ruth Brown, idahostatesman, 12 July 2018
  • Reaching into a pen, the group’s leader helps to free one squealing piglet whose foot is caught in the grate.
    — Wired, 5 Dec. 2019

squeal

2 of 2 noun
  • She heard the pig's squeals.
  • Carter pleaded her case above the squeals of a restless baby in the gallery.
    — Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, ProPublica, 9 Jan. 2020
  • More squeals of support, and demands to see a picture.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • From the pig trailer came a bang, followed by a muffled squeal.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Which means up to 50 squeals of joy from the lucky kid unwrapping this one.
    — Amy Preiser, latimes.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The tweet that followed turned the squeal into a homey imaginary scene.
    — Wired, 6 Dec. 2019
  • The duo jumped and screamed in celebration, with their dogs joining the fun with a few barks and squeals.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Sophi of course squeals, which puts the pink-haired frontwoman on the outs with mostly everyone.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Then every movement of the game, the strategies, the dodging and feints, the squeal of sneakers on the court.
    — The Economist, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Dante, hovering over the issue with Anglophile, let out a manly squeal.
    — Elisa Albert, Longreads, 24 May 2018
  • Then, in among all the sparkles and squeals and oh-my-gods and you-look-so-beautifuls, a figure of doom cut through the glitter like a chain saw.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Nearly in sync, a third emerges, prompting a chorus of uncontrolled squeals and giddy laughter.
    — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Lift operators reported hearing a loud bang as the beam bent and cracked, then a squeal as the gondola ground to a halt.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The whinny is an unusual combination of both high and low-pitched sounds — like a cross between a grunt and a squeal — that come out at the same time.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • For the record, actor Henry Travers pronounces the word library in a desperate squeal.
    — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
  • However, the ultrasound revealed a surprise that would make her squeal with happiness.
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The row behind me let out an electric squeal, and the driver crackled over the loudspeaker, telling us to wave our acacia around outside the windows.
    — Rowan Moore Gerety, The Atlantic, 18 May 2022
  • In response, the paddlers near the front of the canoe momentarily pause their paddling and squeal as the sea lion splashes them.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • The child’s faint squeals could be heard through the courtroom’s double doors after Tiawana Brown took the child into the courthouse lobby.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The songs of Boulevards are suave and funny, with falsetto squeals, jolts of synth accents, and percussive heavy-breathing keeping things hot and heavy.
    — courant.com, 12 July 2019
  • In an early sequence, Alma (Hanna Heckt), a young girl with pale blond braids, squeals and runs with her sisters from room to room.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Once inside, however, the miscreant sister communicates (via walkie-talkie) in a squeal of wordless agony.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The Zoo’s popular Giant Panda Cam is one of the best ways to listen in for the chirps, honks, bleats, barks and squeals.
    — Beth Py-Lieberman, Smithsonian, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Gone are the shouts, squeals, and Bowie impressions of 2022’s Freewave Lucifer fck.
    — Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 9 June 2026
  • The line had swelled into a throng, which broke into a collective squeal as stars Robert Pattinson and Zendaya stepped out of a van to greet the crowd.
    — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
  • Even in the midst of that sweltering Lagos day of thumping car music and raucous engines and the truck that honked at her for dancing too close, Miriam’s squeal stood out, a siren.
    — ‘pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • These threatened and endangered species are gentle, curious, and squeal-inducing levels of adorable, making a rare sighting all the more special and memorable.
    — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
  • Instead of chocolate or a throwaway trinket, this calendar delivers 25 days of genuine squeal-worthy surprises.
    — Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Along the way, the animal attracts plenty of delighted squeals, affectionate greetings and eager requests from passersby for a photo together.
    — ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • Mary Lattimore’s harp spangles the background, while Camille Getz drags her violin across the track, a clever acoustic rendering of a classic shoegaze guitar squeal.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026

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