to squeak
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1.4
- verb
- /skwiːk/
:
chirriar
- The bar on the barn door squeaks as it is lifted.
Gray Wolf, go get the creepy clown face that squeaks but no longer squeaks because you damaged it.
- Gray Wolf, go get the creepy clown face that squeaks but no longer squeaks because you damaged it.
- Curse its attention to your tiniest sounds, grit and your teeth squeaks in time to your jaw.
- No way I'll squeak it out like politely.
- And I just took the squeaky toy and I like squeaked it once and it just like triggered me.
- Your Photoshopper makes me fucking squeak.
Examples
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The wind plays with one of the doors, squeaking it open some more.
Academic text (2007) -
When she opened the door at night after a long absence, it squeaked from its corner and showed its disapproval.
Fiction book (1992) -
You want to squeak your duck again?
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The chair began to squeak, and she could no longer hear what Mas had to say.
Fiction book (1990) -
The wheels of her chair squeaked as Mary turned her around.
Fiction book (1992) -
The door was locked, but when he pressed his shoulder against it, it squeaked open.
Fiction book (1992) -
Upstairs, downstairs, now his cheap shoes squeak on the floorboards overhead.
Fiction book (1991) -
The vinyl seat made a squeaking sound as he sat down.
Fiction book (1991) -
When he sat beside Harmon in the Chevy pickup, it squeaked and rocked.
Fiction book (1991) -
I heard your little friend's shoes squeak as she ran across the wooden floor.
Synonyms
86
4.0
To make a loud, high, sharp sound that startles people
61
3.0
To make a long, high sound like a pig or excited child
47
7.0
To make a high thin sound like a small bird or child
46
2.9
To make a high, squeaking sound when moved or pressed
34
1.0
To make a short, high sound like a small bird, insect, or electronic device
2
1.5
To make a short high sound like a baby bird
To make a short high whistling sound like a small bird
To make a short, high, harsh sound like an owl or old gate
To make a loud, high, harsh sound like a scream
To make a high sharp squeaking sound like a mouse or an old door
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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 as a verb comes from the same sound-copying idea: it is simply the act of making that small, sharp noise, similar to squeal. So to squeak is to make a 'short, high-pitched' sound.