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单词 squeaky
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Definition of squeaky in English:

squeaky

adjectivesqueakiest, squeakier ˈskwiːkiˈskwiki
  • Having or making a high-pitched sound or cry.

    a high, squeaky voice
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Blackboard rubbers have long since been consigned to the scrap heap, and when squeaky pens and stinky cloths follow, what then?
    • The closer together the waves, the more high pitched or squeaky the sound is, and this is measured in Hertz.
    • Her head snapped to the left as the sound of a squeaky hinge finally caught her attention.
    • Suddenly the sound of a bike bell is heard, followed by the sound of a bike with a squeaky wheel rolling along.
    • It was a squeaky fart, this one, with some laughter in the background.
    • The park is now filled with plants, colourful murals, and two squeaky swings fastened with yellow cord.
    • Under the best of circumstances his raspy, squeaky voice grated her nerves raw.
    • The last time we mentioned Annie the boss started jumping up and down and making odd squeaky sounds that did not impress the missus.
    • I sat in front of a four year old (I'm guessing, but he was small and squeaky enough).
    • They moved in to kiss, but were stopped by the sound of the squeaky stairs.
    • I'll miss the way he could destroy a squeaky toy in about a minute.
    • Suddenly, a bike bell is heard, followed by the sound of a squeaky bike wheel.
    • As my voice turned squeaky, it sounded as though I was asking him a question, not greeting him.
    • Example: one afternoon I took Cody out in the yard with a ball and a squeaky toy.
    • Here is a hotel old enough to have a history, not just ersatz nostalgia, and the squeaky floorboards to tell it.
    • Wigeon don't quack, but have a squeaky call - rather like a child's rubber duck.
    • I believe in ghosts, and I get freaked out if there's a squeaky noise in house when I'm alone and all that.
    • The oul lad simmered away, rocking ominously in and out of a beam of dust infused sunlight on his squeaky rocking chair.
    • She then turned her attention to the midget, who was making squeaky sounds of displeasure.
    • Well, you know, there's a saying that says it's the squeaky wheel that usually gets the grease.
    Synonyms
    grating, jarring, grinding, rasping, raspy, strident, raucous, brassy, jangling, metallic, ear-piercing, discordant, dissonant, disagreeable, unharmonious, cacophonous, unmelodious

Derivatives

  • squeakily

  • adverbˈskwiːkɪliˈskwikəli
    • In the center of the field there glowed a luminous fairy circle, where a ring of small greenish gnomelike creatures danced and sang squeakily.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘I don't remember,’ she said squeakily, ‘I just remember taking a drink from that lake and then now.’
      • Blow up balloons and let the air out, squeakily.
      • Turtalayo's voice came out squeakily, ‘You were torched!’
      • ‘Hi, Mum… Dad,’ she greeted squeakily, her voice leaking with happiness.
  • squeakiness

  • noun
    • Resoling the shoes with a different kind of rubber that doesn't cause so much squeakiness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • At first I began to feel a bit embarrassed about the squeakiness in my own voice, but after a moment that had disappeared.
      • I was giving Minnie Mouse a run for her money in the squeakiness department.
      • But that was also when my voice hadn't quite cracked all the way and she constantly mocked its squeakiness with every chance she got, she used to find me hilarious way back then.
      • Alice becomes annoyed by the squeakiness of one juror's pencil, so she sneaks up behind him and steals it (from Bill the Lizard, as it so happens).

Rhymes

beaky, cheeky, cliquey, cock-a-leekie, creaky, freaky, Geikie, Kon-Tiki, Leakey, leaky, peaky, reeky, sleeky, sneaky, streaky, Thessaloníki, tiki, tzatziki
 
 

Definition of squeaky in US English:

squeaky

adjectiveˈskwikiˈskwēkē
  • Having or making a high-pitched sound or cry.

    a high, squeaky voice
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The oul lad simmered away, rocking ominously in and out of a beam of dust infused sunlight on his squeaky rocking chair.
    • It was a squeaky fart, this one, with some laughter in the background.
    • I sat in front of a four year old (I'm guessing, but he was small and squeaky enough).
    • Blackboard rubbers have long since been consigned to the scrap heap, and when squeaky pens and stinky cloths follow, what then?
    • I'll miss the way he could destroy a squeaky toy in about a minute.
    • Wigeon don't quack, but have a squeaky call - rather like a child's rubber duck.
    • They moved in to kiss, but were stopped by the sound of the squeaky stairs.
    • Under the best of circumstances his raspy, squeaky voice grated her nerves raw.
    • Suddenly, a bike bell is heard, followed by the sound of a squeaky bike wheel.
    • Suddenly the sound of a bike bell is heard, followed by the sound of a bike with a squeaky wheel rolling along.
    • The closer together the waves, the more high pitched or squeaky the sound is, and this is measured in Hertz.
    • As my voice turned squeaky, it sounded as though I was asking him a question, not greeting him.
    • Her head snapped to the left as the sound of a squeaky hinge finally caught her attention.
    • The last time we mentioned Annie the boss started jumping up and down and making odd squeaky sounds that did not impress the missus.
    • I believe in ghosts, and I get freaked out if there's a squeaky noise in house when I'm alone and all that.
    • Here is a hotel old enough to have a history, not just ersatz nostalgia, and the squeaky floorboards to tell it.
    • The park is now filled with plants, colourful murals, and two squeaky swings fastened with yellow cord.
    • She then turned her attention to the midget, who was making squeaky sounds of displeasure.
    • Example: one afternoon I took Cody out in the yard with a ball and a squeaky toy.
    • Well, you know, there's a saying that says it's the squeaky wheel that usually gets the grease.
    Synonyms
    grating, jarring, grinding, rasping, raspy, strident, raucous, brassy, jangling, metallic, ear-piercing, discordant, dissonant, disagreeable, unharmonious, cacophonous, unmelodious
 
 
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