squealy

English

Etymology

squeal +‎ -y

Adjective

squealy (comparative squealier, superlative squealiest)

  1. Making a squealing sound.
    • 1918, H. G. Wells, Joan and Peter:
      Then for some reason the higher powers would not let us go and look at the kittens, the dear little blind kittens in the outhouse. […] Only after a dispute in which Joan threatened to go the way of Peter was "just a glimpse" conceded. And they were softer and squealier and warmer than anything one had ever imagined.
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