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to squeak

to squeak

61 1.4
To make a short high sound when things move or rub together
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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?

    The Big White (2005)

  • 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

to screech
vsto squeak
70 4.0

To make a loud, high, sharp sound that startles people

is shorter and less loud than that piercing cry
to creak
vsto squeak
61 2.9

To make a high, squeaking sound when moved or pressed

is made by animals or voices rather than by moving objects
to squeal
vsto squeak
59 3.0

To make a long, high sound like a pig or excited child

is a short sharp sound rather than a long cry
to chirp
vsto squeak
48 1.0

To make a short, high sound like a small bird, insect, or electronic device

is harsher and more shrill than those light sounds
to pipe
vsto squeak
39 7.0

To make a high thin sound like a small bird or child

is harsher and more shrill than that shrill utterance
to peep
vsto squeak
5 1.5

To make a short high sound like a baby bird

is harsher and more shrill than that gentle sound
to wheep
vsto squeak
1 9.9

To make a short high whistling sound like a small bird

is harsher and more shrill in tone
to chirk
vsto squeak
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To make a high sharp squeaking sound like a mouse or an old door

is used more for short living creature sounds rather than mechanical noises
to screak
vsto squeak
  • UK
1 9.9

To make a short, high, harsh sound like an owl or old gate

is shorter and quicker rather than a general shrill noise
to skreak
vsto squeak
1 9.9

To make a loud, high, harsh sound like a scream

is shorter and more sudden than that loud screaming sound

Antonyms

to whisper
549 1.0

To speak very quietly using only breath so one person can hear

Phrasal Verbs

to squeak by
  • Informal
7 7.2

Manage to succeed or continue with only a small amount

to squeak through
  • Informal
2 5.8

Just barely manage to succeed or avoid failure

Compounds

pip-squeak
  • Offensive
4 9.6

A small or young person who is not taken seriously

bubble and squeak
  • UK
1 7.3

A British dish made by frying leftover cabbage and potatoes, often served with eggs or bacon

How High-Pitched

to shriek
69 2.9
to screech
70 4.0
to squeak
61 1.4
to chirp
48 1.0
to peep
5 1.5

Surface Forms

squeak infinitive
squeaked past
squeaked past participle
squeaking present participle
squeaks third person singular

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.