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Squeak Squeaked High Loud Mouse Squeaking Verb, Nounbre /Skwiːk/Name /Skwiːk Verb

Front squeak
Back verb, nounBrE /skwiːk/NAmE /skwiːk/

verb


1 [intransitive] to make a short high sound that is not very loud My new shoes squeak. The mouse ran away, squeaking with fear.  One wheel makes a horrible squeaking noise.

2 [transitive, intransitive] (+ speech) to speak in a very high voice, especially when you are nervous or excited‘Let go of me!’ he squeaked nervously.

3 [intransitive] + adv./prep. to only just manage to win sth, pass a test, etcWe squeaked into the final with a goal in the last minute. The gun control measures narrowly squeaked through Congress. The socialist party squeaked home with a majority of just two seats.

noun

a short, high cry or sound, that is not usually very loud the squeak of a mouse  Shirley gave a little squeak of surprise.
 see also bubble and squeak

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