Meaning & use
squealed
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Past tense of squeal: made a long, high-pitched cry, or informed on someone to authorities.
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The tires squealed as the car turned sharply around the corner.
Under pressure, one of the gang members squealed to the police.
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The informal sense of 'squealed' meaning to betray or inform on someone dates back to early 20th-century American criminal slang.
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