ballyhoo vs squeal

ballyhoo

noun
  • Noisy shouting or uproar. 

  • An unseaworthy or slovenly ship. 

  • Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity. 

  • Certain species in family Hemiramphidae, inshore, surface-dwelling needlefish forming sizeable schools. 

  • Hemiramphus brasiliensis 

verb
  • To sensationalise or make grand claims. 

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 ballyhoo and squeal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )