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How to pronounce squeals

Say it like SKWEELZ. Squeals is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/skwilz/SKWEELZ
UK British/skwiːlz/SKWEELZ
  • SKWEELZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Squeals pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SKWEELZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of squeals

American and British speakers say squeals in essentially the same way: /skwilz/ in the US and /skwiːlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: SKWEELZ.

What does squeals mean?

noun
  1. plural of squeal How to pronounce squeal
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of squeal How to pronounce squeal

Questions about saying squeals

How do you pronounce squeals?

Say SKWEELZ. The American pronunciation is /skwilz/. In British English it is /skwiːlz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in squeals?

Squeals is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SKWEELZ.

Do Americans and Brits say squeals the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /skwilz/ and the British form is /skwiːlz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).