squealing
present participle ofsqueal
| 单词 | squealing |
| 释义 | squealing present participle ofsqueal squeal verb[I] uk/skwiːl/us/skwiːl/to make along, very highsoundorcry: We couldhearthepigletssquealing as weenteredthefarmyard. Thebrakessquealed as thevanroundedthecorner. The twochildrensquealedwithjoy. informal tocomplainabout somethingloudly: Thethreatoffurtherchangesin theeducationsystemis makingteacherssqueal. slangdisapproving to giveinformationto thepoliceaboutpeopleyouknowwho havecommittedacrime: When hefindsout who squealedonhim, he's going to make them verysorry. Shouting & screaming
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Complaining Revealing secrets & becoming known Examplesofsquealingsquealing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is no usesquealingor bleating about mcas or more subsidies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is difficult to take in what issquealingthrough the public address system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are onlysquealingabout selective service now because it suits us politically to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Unless the libertarians and the wishy-washy do-gooders aresquealingand protesting, we have not gone far enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why my constituents comesquealingto my surgery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe—and this is where the point aboutsquealingbefore being hurt comes in—that any court will give complicated and controversial directions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been muchsquealingin the country about the squeeze that has been imposed in the last few months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The industry has behaved like mice—not like church mice, as there has been nosquealingor anything like that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is because he will not be able to pass it on that they aresquealing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the fifth column that issquealingmost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was twisting words, in his typical fashion, until they weresquealingin agony. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have had slogans about bringing us kicking andsquealinginto the twenty- first century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We heard somesquealingabout the bed-and-breakfast provisions, as if those were a natural feature of any tax regime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are nowsquealingbecause rents have been frozen for a short period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that we can judge whether we are getting our law enforcement measures right by the amount ofsquealingfrom the libertarians. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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