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Meanings of
squeaking
in English
Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.
squealing
squeaky
screechy
screaky
Related terms
high
high-pitched
Synonyms
Examples for "
squealing
"
squealing
squeaky
screechy
screaky
Examples for "
squealing
"
1
Dinkel held the turn, tires
squealing
;
we spun around again and again.
2
With a
squealing
of brakes the machine drew up at the frontier.
3
Sounds like a baby
squealing
;
it's the man that choked the baby.
4
I've heard its
squealing
howl, you know, just like it was written.
5
The pig was kicking and
squealing
,
but the bear had him fast.
1
However, Somers said his business was not complicated and was
squeaky
clean.
2
Well, she waddled right up and said in her high-pitched,
squeaky
voice:
3
Meanwhile, the company generally has tried to present a
squeaky
clean image.
4
Who's there? a rough,
squeaky
voice asked as I stared in wonder.
5
Wipes away every trace of product, leaving skin neither sticky nor
squeaky
.
1
Why is it that
screechy
scraping noises are unpleasant to so many people?
2
Hanna raised her fist to knock, when Kate let out a
screechy
cackle.
3
You're the short, chubby guy with the
screechy
voice, right?
4
Her tone grew
screechy
as she battled a rising sob.
5
To be honest, it sounded
screechy
and hurt my ears.
Usage of
squeaking
in English
1
There was a chorus of tittering and
squeaking
voices in the corridor.
2
Straight toward the Stuffed Elephant ran the Rolling Mouse,
squeaking
in fright.
3
Then, above the ribald laughter of the crowd, the
squeaking
puppet sang:
4
It took another warning squeeze before Sybil was
squeaking
out the answer.
5
He could almost hear their iron trucks
squeaking
over the worn stone.
6
Furthermore, this wasn't the
scuttling
-
scratching
-
squeaking
of rodents; it was a liquid slithering.
7
He said nothing as she slogged up beside him, squishing and
squeaking
.
8
Zeus pulled his hands along the table, making a slight
squeaking
noise.
9
There was a
squeaking
noise and the front door was pushed open.
10
We heard his quill pen
squeaking
when we listened at the door.
11
There were noises of
squeaking
and cracking at every movement she made.
12
As he pulled the door open, no
squeaking
hinges betrayed his presence.
13
Probably removed by someone who got fed up with it
squeaking
mournfully.
14
Yes, I can hear his stick striking the pavement-andhis
squeaking
galoshes.
15
As they pushed forward the
squeaking
increased till it became a frenzy.
16
One can hear them chasing each other about and
squeaking
all day.
Other examples for "squeaking"
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About this term
squeaking
squeake
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
little squeaking
make a squeaking
hear the squeaking
small squeaking
faint squeaking
More collocations
Squeaking
through the time
Squeaking
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common