Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squeal like a stuck pig

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: squeal -like a s-tuck- pig
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a person, to utter loud, high-pitched squeals.

Example Sentences

"Rokoff’s nerves were keyed to the breaking point. With a shriek he sprang toward an adjoining room, but the ape-man was upon his back while his leap was yet but half completed. Iron fingers sought his throat—the great coward squealed like a stuck pig, until Tarzan had shut off his wind."

Inflected Forms

squeals like a stuck pig (present, singular) squealing like a stuck pig (participle, present) squealed like a stuck pig (participle, past) squealed like a stuck pig (past)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

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

Synonyms

squeal like a pig

Questions

What does squeal like a stuck pig mean?: Of a person, to utter loud, high-pitched squeals.

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