squeal like a stuck pig

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

squeal like a stuck pig (third-person singular simple present squeals like a stuck pig, present participle squealing like a stuck pig, simple past and past participle squealed like a stuck pig)

1. (simile) To utter loud, high-pitched squeals.

Synonyms

• squeal like a pig

Related terms

• bleed like a stuck pig
• pig-sticking
• pigsticker
• stare like a stuck pig
• sweat like a stuck pig

Translations

to utter loud squeals

• Finnish: kiljua kuin pistetty sika
• French: crier comme un putois (fr), gueuler comme un veau (fr)
• German: schreien wie am Spieß (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hyle som en stukken gris

• Polish: piszczeć (pl) impf
• Russian: визжа́ть, как ре́заный (vizžátʹ, kak rézanyj)
• Swedish: skrika som en stucken gris