Squeal, n. A shrill, somewhat prolonged cry.
Squeal"er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, squeals.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) The European swift. (b) The harlequin duck. (c) The
American golden plover.
Squeam"ish (?), a. [OE. squaimous, sweymous, probably from OE. sweem,
swem, dizziness, a swimming in the head; cf. Icel. svemr a bustle, a
stir, Norw. sveim a hovering about, a sickness that comes upon one,
Icel. svimi a giddiness, AS. swmi. The word has been perhaps confused
witrh qualmish. Cf. Swim to be dizzy.] Having a stomach that is easily
or nauseated; hence, nice to excess in taste; fastidious; easily
disgusted; apt to be offended at trifling improprieties.
Quoth he, that honor's very squeamish That takes a basting for a
blemish.
Hudibras.
His muse is rustic, and perhaps too plain The men of squeamish
taste to entertain.
Southern.
So ye grow squeamish, Gods, and sniff at heaven.