groaning vs squeal

groaning

noun
  • A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil. 

adj
  • Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain. 

  • That groans. 

squeal

noun
  • A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads. 

  • The cry of a pig. 

verb
  • To make a squealing noise. 

  • To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound. 

  • To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone. 

How often have the words groaning and squeal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )