squeaky
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1.3
- adjective
- /ˈskwiːki/
:
chirriante
- The old door made a squeaky sound every time it opened.
- squeaky wheel
It sounds like a squeaky, high pitched and serious thing.
- It sounds like a squeaky, high pitched and serious thing.
- In America, it's known as Finnish squeaky cheese.
- And Ricky will lose his mind with his squeaky laugh.
- When I saw this in my PO Box, I did like a tiny little like squeaky Yelp because this is a Mulberry bag.
- I love the juxtaposition between these over the top action movie sound effects and his squeaky little voice.
- He goes, my garage door is squeaky and I go, all right, man, here's the deal.
- And I just took the squeaky toy and I like squeaked it once and it just like triggered me.
- And then I say I'm excited by the way this is a bling and I put it down and it makes a squeaky noise.
- He is kind of spoiled and he mostly just likes to play fetch with some cheap squeaky toy that came with him when the breeder handed him over.
Examples
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I laughed, but it came out kind of squeaky, a telltale nervousness magnified by the darkness.
Fiction book (1995) -
You left your squeaky toy in the back of the truck?
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Like, she had this squeaky voice.
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From a ways off, Simon said, "Is this it?" He had a high, squeaky voice, one that carried.
Fiction book (2001) -
I love the juxtaposition between these over the top action movie sound effects and his squeaky little voice.
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My voice came out a little squeakier than I was hoping for.
Fiction book (2001) -
In the hallway, she conjured up a smile, then opened the squeaky door to the Blue Room.
Fiction book (2000) -
Her voice was squeaky, jerky with pain, a far cry from the liquid tones I remembered.
Fiction book (1994) -
Still on tiptoe, he enters his room, but the squeaky floorboards reveal his movement.
Fiction book (1990) -
All I rememberwas, he was standin' over me, laughin', with those burnin' red eyes... and that high, squeaky voice.
Synonyms
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4.1
A harsh sound something makes when it moves, for example an old door or a tired voice
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5.4
A high, harsh, unpleasant sound like a loud scream
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4.1
A high, sharp sound made by a mouse or brakes
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7.2
Making a very high, loud, annoying sound that hurts your ears
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8.2
Very loud and high in sound like a scream
A high, short sound like a mouse or a door hinge
A high, thin sound a door or floor makes when moving
Making a loud, harsh, grating sound like some insects make
Antonyms
How Squeaky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word squeaky comes from the sound word squeak, which copies the small, high sound a mouse, a door hinge, or a shoe can make. The ending -y means 'full of' or 'making', so squeaky simply means 'making a high, thin sound'.