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Squealing vs Shrieking - What's the difference?

squealing | shrieking |

As verbs the difference between squealing and shrieking

is that squealing is present participle of lang=en while shrieking is present participle of shriek.

As nouns the difference between squealing and shrieking

is that squealing is the sound of one who squeals; a squeal while shrieking is a sound that shrieks.

squealing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of one who squeals; a squeal.

    • Anagrams

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    shrieking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sound that shrieks.
    • The shriekings of the tossing wind. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning.