how to pronounce squeal

/skwiːl/

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the above transcription of squeal is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

squeal is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of squeal in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the batter for my squeal biscuits that …”

meaning of squeal

Squeal is the sound made by a pig when it is being slaughtered.

squeal frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word squeal occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.