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Meanings of squeak in English

Spanish
por los

Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin.

por los
Catalan
garranyigar
Spanish
crujir

Make a high-pitched, screeching noise.

garranyigar
Usage of squeak in English
1
As it happened, Oswald had a very narrow squeak indeed that night.
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
2
James began to answer, but his voice came out as a squeak.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
3
Rats run around in them day and night and fight and squeak.
Savva and the Life of Man: Two plays by Leonid Andreyev
4
It lifted with a whiny squeak, obviously complaining from lack of use.
Strong, sleek and sinful
5
The wax of the crayon made a soft squeak across the paper.
The outsiders
6
When mine squeak, I walk in all the puddles till they stop.
Dream Days
7
I remembered the odious squeak in the wheels of Mrs. Dane's chair.
Sight Unseen
8
We all started, and the boy let out a squeak of fear.
Sovereign
9
She let out a squeak and groan, then her whole body flexed.
The perfect woman
10
With one final squeak it came off its hinges and fell inward.
The hangman's daughter
11
I hear a door squeak and turn to see who it is.
Divergent
12
And he was oddly glad when the window rose without a squeak.
Black Jack
13
The brief, yapping squeak of the hinges was enough to tell him.
Misery
14
Denis Healey remained deputy leader by a narrow squeak over Tony Benn.
The new yorker
15
In the next moment, the infants began to squeak and hop excitedly.
Jurassic Park
16
I did hear the occasional squeak from the spacebar and backspace keys.
The Verge
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Translations for squeak
Squeak through the time
Squeak across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common