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View usage for: (skwiːk) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense squeaks, present participle squeaking, past tense, past participle squeaked1. verbIf something or someone squeaks, they make a short, high-pitched sound. My boots squeaked a little as I walked. [VERB] The door squeaked open. [VERB adjective] She squeaked with delight. [VERB + with] Squeak is also a noun. He gave an outraged squeak. 2. verbTo squeak through or squeak by means to only just manage to get accepted, get included in something, or win something. The President's economic package squeaked through the House of Representatives by219 votes to 213. [VERB preposition/adverb] In spite of a dismal record at school, she narrowly squeaked into design school. [VERB preposition/adverb] 3. See also bubble and squeak More Synonyms of squeak squeak in British English (skwiːk) noun1. a short shrill cry or high-pitched sound 2. informal an escape (esp in the phrases narrow squeak, near squeak) verb3. to make or cause to make a squeak 4. (intr; usually foll by through or by) to pass with only a narrow margin to squeak through an examination 5. (intransitive) informal to confess information about oneself or another 6. (transitive) to utter with a squeak Derived forms squeaker (ˈsqueaker) noun squeaky (ˈsqueaky) adjective squeakily (ˈsqueakily) adverb squeakiness (ˈsqueakiness) noun Word origin C17: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish skväka to croak squeak in American English (skwik) verb intransitive1. to make or utter a short, sharp, high-pitched sound or cry 2. Chiefly British, Informal to act as an informer; squeal verb transitive3. to utter or produce in a squeak 4. to cause (a door, etc.) to squeak noun5. a thin, sharp, usually short sound or cry Idioms: narrow squeak squeak through Derived forms squeaky (ˈsqueaky) adjectiveWord forms: ˈsqueakier or ˈsqueakiest squeakily (ˈsqueakily) adverb Word origin ME squeken, prob. akin to ON skvakka, to gurgle Examples of 'squeak' in a sentencesqueak We have not heard a squeak from them.They can hear a bat squeak a continent away.But nowadays a squeak is seldom heard.They have set in motion a redistribution of wealth that really will squeeze the rich until the pips squeak.Tax me until my pips squeak!Mind you, my dad would have had to do something about the squeak.He tended to speak in a high-pitched squeak when excited.And that would really give the Mouse something to squeak about.We should give to charity to the limits of our pockets, until our pips squeak.The only sound you'll hear is the squeak of snow beneath your feet.I feel like dragging them bodily behind the bar and squeezing till their pips squeak.Other days are so still that you can hear the rusty squeak of playground swings from the 29th floor.If you rub them together, fresh ones will squeak and snap just below halfway down when you bend them.That was a narrow squeak.We've not heard a squeak.She squeaks with delight at the strangeness of being held by me, something that feels so normal when her mum does it.I haven't heard a squeak since.He tried the lion's plan, but his roar was just a squeak.It is tough out there, but please don't squeak too much about it.Actually the settlers were able, for a while, to do more than just squeak by.It just squeezes the lemon of life until the pips squeak, doesn't it?But if you can't squeeze the rich until their pips squeak, why not set up your ownlottery?They would argue a little about regulatory boundaries, but gone were the days of making rich folks' pips squeak.We'd all be forced to wear our underpants on the outside of our trousers and speak only in a high-pitched squeak.Spurs won't find it easy but I think they will just squeak through. British English: squeak / skwiːk/ VERB If something or someone squeaks, they make a short, high-pitched sound. My boots squeaked a little as I walked. - American English: squeak
- Arabic: يُطْلِقُ صَوْتآ قَصِّيراً حَاداً
- Brazilian Portuguese: ranger
- Chinese: 尖叫
- Croatian: cičati
- Czech: pištět
- Danish: hvine
- Dutch: piepen
- European Spanish: crujir
- Finnish: kiljaista
- French: grincer
- German: quietschen
- Greek: τσιρίζω
- Italian: cigolare
- Japanese: きしる
- Korean: 빽빽 울다
- Norwegian: hvine
- Polish: zapiszczeć
- European Portuguese: ranger
- Romanian: a chițăi
- Russian: пищать
- Latin American Spanish: crujir
- Swedish: pipa
- Thai: พูดเสียงแหลม
- Turkish: cıyaklamak
- Ukrainian: пищати
- Vietnamese: rít lên
Chinese translation of 'squeak' vi - [door]
嘎吱作响(響) (gāzhī zuòxiǎng) - [mouse]
吱吱叫 (zhīzhījiào)
n (c) - [of hinge]
嘎吱声(聲) (gāzhīshēng) - [of mouse]
吱吱声(聲) (zhīzhīshēng)
Definition to make a squeak In the darkness, a bat squeaked. Definition a short high-pitched cry or sound He gave an outraged squeak. Additional synonymsDefinition a peeping sound Synonyms tweet, pipe, squeak, chirp, twitter, cheep, chirrup Definition to utter a sharp or high-pitched cry of pain wrenching my ankle so hard that I yelped in pain Synonyms cry, shout, scream, yell, wail, screech, squealDefinition a sharp or high-pitched cry of pain She gave a yelp of pain. Synonyms cry, shout, scream, yell, wail, screech, squeal |