Squeal vs. Squeak — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Squeal and Squeak
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Definitions
Squeal➦
To give forth a loud shrill cry or sound.
Squeak➦
Squeak is an object-oriented, class-based, and reflective programming language. It was derived from Smalltalk-80 by a group that included some of Smalltalk-80's original developers, initially at Apple Computer, then at Walt Disney Imagineering, where it was intended for use in internal Disney projects.
Squeal➦
(Slang) To turn informer; betray an accomplice or secret.
Squeak➦
To give forth a short, shrill cry or sound.
Squeal➦
To utter or produce with a squeal.
Squeak➦
(Slang) To turn informer.
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Squeal➦
A loud, shrill cry or sound
A squeal of surprise.
The squeal of tires.
Squeak➦
To utter in a thin, shrill voice.
Squeal➦
A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.
Squeak➦
A short shrill cry or sound, such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.
Squeal➦
The cry of a pig.
Squeak➦
An escape
A close squeak.
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Squeal➦
(ambitransitive) To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound.
I made my girlfriend squeal with delight last night.
Squeak➦
(countable) A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.
Squeal➦
To make a squealing noise.
The brakes squeal terribly.
Squeak➦
A card game similar to group solitaire.
Squeal➦
To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.
Squeak➦
A narrow squeak.
Squeal➦
To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain.
Squeak➦
(intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
Squeal➦
To turn informer; to betray a secret.
Squeak➦
To inform, to squeal.
Squeal➦
A shrill, sharp, somewhat prolonged cry.
Squeak➦
(transitive) To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.
Squeal➦
A high-pitched howl
Squeak➦
To empty the pile of 13 cards a player deals to oneself in the card game of the same name.
Squeal➦
Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
Squeak➦
To win or progress by a narrow margin.
Squeal➦
Confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
Squeak➦
To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak.
Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch?
Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the "squeaking pigs" of Homer.
Squeak➦
To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess.
If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him.
Squeak➦
A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly uttered, either of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as is made by carriage wheels when dry, by the soles of leather shoes, or by a pipe or reed.
Squeak➦
A short high-pitched noise;
The squeak of of shoes on powdery snow
Squeak➦
Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
Squeak➦
Make a high-pitched, screeching noise;
The door creaked when I opened it slowly