squealing
Pigs do this
Squealing is making a high-pitched, prolonged sound—the noise of brakes, pigs, or excited children.
The word often suggests involuntary or uncontrolled vocalization: The tires were squealing as the car took the corner.
Informally, squealing means informing on someone to authorities: He's squealing to the cops.
High, harsh cry
wail · high-pitched · shrill · piercing · earsplitting · whistle · yelp · screaming
Informing on someone
- tattlingReporting others' wrongdoing
- rattingInforming against associates
- betrayingBreaking trust or loyalty
- informantOne who provides intelligence
whistleblower · turncoat · confession · testimony · cooperating · singing · spilling · exposing
Devices for stopping motion
- skiddingUncontrolled sliding motion
- screechingMaking harsh high sounds
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
traction · asphalt · acceleration · drifting · cornering · fishtailing · stopping · drag-racing
screech
High, harsh cry
howl · wail · high-pitched · shrill · piercing · earsplitting · whistle · yelp · screaming · cry
snitching
Informing on someone
- tattlingReporting others' wrongdoing
- rattingInforming against associates
- betrayingBreaking trust or loyalty
informant · whistleblower · turncoat · confession · testimony · cooperating · singing · spilling · exposing · denouncing
brakes
Devices for stopping motion
- skiddingUncontrolled sliding motion
- screechingMaking harsh high sounds
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
burnout · traction · asphalt · acceleration · drifting · cornering · fishtailing · stopping · drag-racing
shriek
Shrill, piercing cry
thrill · fangirl · overjoyed · ecstatic · gleeful · exuberant · elated · jumping · clapping · gasping
whining
Prolonged nasal complaining
- protestingExpressing strong public disapproval
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- moaningProlonged sound of distress
grumbling · fussing · nagging · bellyaching · grousing · carping · kvetching · sniveling · petulant · peevish
- frictionfriction, rubbing, abrading, friction burn, rolling friction
- animal soundsbark, meow, woof, moo, roar
- festive soundsapplause, cheering, cheers, clapping, fanfare
- machine soundshumming, buzzing, whirring, clanking, grinding
- pigssow, boar, hog, swine, piglet
- traffic soundshorns, honking, engines, brakes, screeching
squealingkeeping mum
Staying deliberately silent
keeping quiet · stonewalling · clamming up · loyal · covering up