squeak
22
1.9
- noun
- /skwiːk/
:
chirrido
- Willa-Mae held her and rocked her, singing to the rhythmic squeak of the old rocking chair.
- heard a squeak
- door squeak
- squeak toy
We don't run around emitting ultrasonic squeaks like bats.
- We don't run around emitting ultrasonic squeaks like bats.
- If they're making like a little listening mouse, a fake one, you know, just a little bitty, you know, little squeak drone, then they won't put the genitals on it.
Examples
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We hear footsteps cross the main room, and then the squeak of chair springs.
Fiction book (1990) -
The groundhog looks right into the camera, lets out a squeak, and runs back into the hole.
Fiction book (1993) -
Medicine Wolf heard the squeak of the door to the wood stove in the main room.
Fiction book (1992) -
Did I hear a mouse's squeak?
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Her white shoes gave a little squeak on the pink and blue linoleum tiles.
Fiction book (1995) -
I hear the quick, then slow, squeaks of the pump handle, then the sudden rush of water.
Fiction book (1990) -
Suddenly, Naja opened her mouth and let out three sharp squeaks, like descending notes on a horn.
Fiction book (1990) -
The jingle of the mule harness blended with the squeak of wagon wheels.
Fiction book (1992) -
Audio speakers relayed their high-pitched squeaks, and Clarissa whistled back at them.
Fiction book (1995) -
The old door made a loud squeak when it opened.
Synonyms
73
1.0
A short sharp sound you hear when a switch or latch moves
Antonyms
Compounds
1
7.3
A British dish made by frying leftover cabbage and potatoes, often served with eggs or bacon
How High-Pitched
Surface Forms
Etymology
Squeak comes from people copying a tiny, high sound made by mice, doors, or wheels, so it is a word that copies a sound, much like squeal. That's why a squeak means a 'short, high-pitched noise'.