What does chiar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word chiar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chiar in Portuguese.

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Meaning of the word chiar

squeal

(som)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

complain

(figurado (descontentamento: queixar-se)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

ranger

intransitive verb (scraping sound) (produzir ruído áspero)

A lata de lixo rangeu enquanto James a arrastava pelas ruas.
The trash can grated as James dragged it to the street.

chiar

intransitive verb (vocal sound: irritated)

A plateia chiava ao verem o trailer de outro filme terrível.
The audience groaned as they saw the trailer for another terrible movie.

chiar

intransitive verb (cookery: hiss while frying) (culinária: sibilar enquanto frita)

I could hear hamburgers sizzling when I came in.

ranger, chiar, guinchar

intransitive verb (board, metal: squeak)

The floorboards creaked as I walked across the room.

guinchar, chiar

intransitive verb (bird: screech)

Birds squawked in the trees overhead.

sibilar, chiar, silvar

intransitive verb (hiss, fizz)

The fireworks fizzled and exploded in the sky.

dar gritinho

intransitive verb (person: shriek) (informal)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
A menininha deu um gritinho quando viu as ovelhas fofas.
The little girl squealed when she saw the cute lambs.

chiar

transitive verb (utter with contempt)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Os colegas de classe de Sara chiavam insultos contra ela.
Sara's classmates hissed insults at her.

chiar

intransitive verb (animal: make high-pitched sound)

Edward conseguia ouvir um rato chiando debaixo da geladeira.
Edward could hear a mouse squeaking under the fridge.

chiar

intransitive verb (make high-pitched sound)

O galho da árvore chiou antes de cair subitamente no chão.
The tree limb screeched before suddenly falling to the ground.

chiar

transitive verb (say with contempt)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
"Você é um mentiroso!", ela disse.
"You're a liar!" she hissed.

guinchar, chiar

intransitive verb (baby bird: emit high-pitched tweet) (de um passarinho)

Os pintinhos guinchavam no ninho.
The chicks were squeaking in the nest.

chiar

intransitive verb (food: sizzle)

As salsichas estavam chiando na frigideira.
The sausages were spitting in the pan.

chiar

intransitive verb (shoes: creak) (do sapato)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Os novos sapatos de Barry chiavam enquanto ele andava pela rua.
Barry's new shoes squeaked as he walked along the road.

chiar

intransitive verb (figurative (complain) (figurado)

Jim took his son on a camping trip, and he groaned the whole way up, but enjoyed it after all.

chiar

intransitive verb (move with rattling noise)

O velho carro chiou pela estrada.
The old car rattled along the road.

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