Squeak
verb
To make a short, high sound.
The door squeaked as it slowly opened.
Often appears as...
- door squeaked
- mouse squeaked
noun
A short, high sound.
I heard a squeak from the other room.
Often appears as...
- a little squeak
- hear a squeak
verb
To hardly succeed in a situation.
They squeaked through the examination by just one mark.
Often appears as...
- squeak through
- barely squeak
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A complaint or protest.
The boss didn't hear a squeak from the employees about the new work hours.
Often appears as...
- not a squeak
- heard a squeak
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To make a short, high sound.
The door squeaked as it slowly opened.
Often appears as...
- door squeaked
- mouse squeaked
noun
A short, high sound.
I heard a squeak from the other room.
Often appears as...
- a little squeak
- hear a squeak
verb
To hardly succeed in a situation.
They squeaked through the examination by just one mark.
Often appears as...
- squeak through
- barely squeak
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A complaint or protest.
The boss didn't hear a squeak from the employees about the new work hours.
Often appears as...
- not a squeak
- heard a squeak
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Onomatopoeic Usage
The word 'squeak' mimics the sound it describes, which is common for sounds made by objects and animals.
The mouse squeaked each time it scurried around.
Pro Tip 2/3Indicating Disrepair
'Squeak' often indicates something needs fixing or lubrication, such as hinges or wheels.
My bike's wheels started to squeak after the long journey.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated with Smallness
A 'squeak' is typically associated with small objects or creatures, not large ones.
The puppy's tiny squeak melted my heart.
Pro Tip 1/3Onomatopoeic Usage
The word 'squeak' mimics the sound it describes, which is common for sounds made by objects and animals.
The mouse squeaked each time it scurried around.
Pro Tip 2/3Indicating Disrepair
'Squeak' often indicates something needs fixing or lubrication, such as hinges or wheels.
My bike's wheels started to squeak after the long journey.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated with Smallness
A 'squeak' is typically associated with small objects or creatures, not large ones.
The puppy's tiny squeak melted my heart.
Pro Tip 1/3Onomatopoeic Usage
The word 'squeak' mimics the sound it describes, which is common for sounds made by objects and animals.
The mouse squeaked each time it scurried around.
Pro Tip 2/3Indicating Disrepair
'Squeak' often indicates something needs fixing or lubrication, such as hinges or wheels.
My bike's wheels started to squeak after the long journey.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated with Smallness
A 'squeak' is typically associated with small objects or creatures, not large ones.
The puppy's tiny squeak melted my heart.
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Video examples
Laura Schulz: The...
But the important point is it's really easy to pull three blue balls in a row out of a box of mostly blue balls. You could do that with your eyes closed. It's plausibly a random sample from this population. And if you can reach into a box at random and pull out things that squeak, then maybe everything in the box squeaks.
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A lesson in Bacteria PIPE...
potentially really interesting exactly so we are there particular microbes that we can find that influences behavior and how do they do it and lastly this is one work that I did as a student at actually so we were measuring Mouse communication so I'm not talking about like squeaking that you might hear from mice or you
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Liam Young: Planet City...
thousands of autonomous cleaning blades squeak along the solar fields. Waves of mirrors will ripple to rotate to chase the changing light. A billion panels collected from all over the world. And the batteries of Planet City will be alive with fish and pink algae, as excess wind and solar power
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Peter Tyack: The...
and that's the problem of collision. This is a whale that just squeaked by a rapidly moving container ship and avoided collision. But collision is a serious problem. Endangered whales are killed every year by ship collision, and it's very important to try to reduce this.
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Safari Live - Day 384 PIPE...
cutest little things in the whole wide world very very fortunate to be able to spend time with lion cubs like listen to have a lioness that's being so accommodating and letting us into life now and just listen a while can actually hear them squeaking
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Michael Tilson Thomas:...
and he was a self-taught illustrator and musician. He didn't read a note, and he was profoundly hearing impaired. Yet, he was my greatest teacher. Because even through the squeaks of his hearing aids, his understanding of music was profound.
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Teflon Racing PIPE I Didn't...
all sorts of things on car wiper blades to stop the squeaks on sofas and carpets to protect against spills in engines to help with lubrication unliked bulbs to stop them exploding on glasses for protection against scratches and you can
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Stuart Brown: Play is...
In the animal world, if you take rats, who are hardwired to play at a certain period of their juvenile years and you suppress play -- they squeak, they wrestle, they pin each other, that's part of their play.
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Music and emotion...
didn't read a note and he was profoundly hearing-impaired yet he was my greatest teacher because even through the squeaks of his hearing aids his understanding of music was profound and for him it wasn't
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Bear Gives a Warning...
She's nervous about something. I think it was a tree squeaking over there. It's me, Lily. A grape or two?
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Laura Schulz: The...
But the important point is it's really easy to pull three blue balls in a row out of a box of mostly blue balls. You could do that with your eyes closed. It's plausibly a random sample from this population. And if you can reach into a box at random and pull out things that squeak, then maybe everything in the box squeaks.
Video examples
A lesson in Bacteria PIPE...
potentially really interesting exactly so we are there particular microbes that we can find that influences behavior and how do they do it and lastly this is one work that I did as a student at actually so we were measuring Mouse communication so I'm not talking about like squeaking that you might hear from mice or you
Video examples
Liam Young: Planet City...
thousands of autonomous cleaning blades squeak along the solar fields. Waves of mirrors will ripple to rotate to chase the changing light. A billion panels collected from all over the world. And the batteries of Planet City will be alive with fish and pink algae, as excess wind and solar power
Video examples
Peter Tyack: The...
and that's the problem of collision. This is a whale that just squeaked by a rapidly moving container ship and avoided collision. But collision is a serious problem. Endangered whales are killed every year by ship collision, and it's very important to try to reduce this.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 384 PIPE...
cutest little things in the whole wide world very very fortunate to be able to spend time with lion cubs like listen to have a lioness that's being so accommodating and letting us into life now and just listen a while can actually hear them squeaking
Video examples
Michael Tilson Thomas:...
and he was a self-taught illustrator and musician. He didn't read a note, and he was profoundly hearing impaired. Yet, he was my greatest teacher. Because even through the squeaks of his hearing aids, his understanding of music was profound.
Video examples
Teflon Racing PIPE I Didn't...
all sorts of things on car wiper blades to stop the squeaks on sofas and carpets to protect against spills in engines to help with lubrication unliked bulbs to stop them exploding on glasses for protection against scratches and you can
Video examples
Stuart Brown: Play is...
In the animal world, if you take rats, who are hardwired to play at a certain period of their juvenile years and you suppress play -- they squeak, they wrestle, they pin each other, that's part of their play.
Video examples
Music and emotion...
didn't read a note and he was profoundly hearing-impaired yet he was my greatest teacher because even through the squeaks of his hearing aids his understanding of music was profound and for him it wasn't
Video examples
Bear Gives a Warning...
She's nervous about something. I think it was a tree squeaking over there. It's me, Lily. A grape or two?
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Quote examples
Tony Parsons
English Critic
When he was born, I looked at my little boy and felt an unconditional love I never knew was inside me. As he grew, and I watched him stagger about, squeak his first words, and turn into a beautiful little boy, that feeling did not change.
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Daniel Negreanu
Canadian Celebrity
You have to play more hands than usual to be successful in tournament poker. While a conservative approach can help you squeak into the money, the only way to win is to mix it up and get involved with a wider range of starting hands.
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John Mellencamp
American Musician
It sounds funny, but I always try to keep an open mind about what I'm writing about. Sometimes I squeak my opinions in there, but generally I don't. I try to be objective about things that I'm writing about.
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Howard Bloom
American Author
Nearly every tribe and nearly every human being has gods. Belief in gods is all over the place. It's universal. It squeaks and squoozes from every pore of humanity.
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Travis Browne
Sometimes guys will come out and just barely squeak by to get a win and then wonder why they don't get a title shot. Who wants to see that?
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James Lafferty
American Actor
When I'm trying to go to sleep and there are little noises, like a clock ticking or a fan squeaking, it drives me completely insane.
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Sid Waddell
British Entertainer
I'm never quite as excited as people think because with my voice, when I shout, I squeak.
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Josh Billings
American Comedian
The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
American Musician
I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.
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Jalen Rose
American Athlete
I love hearing the gym shoes squeak.
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Tony Parsons
English Critic
When he was born, I looked at my little boy and felt an unconditional love I never knew was inside me. As he grew, and I watched him stagger about, squeak his first words, and turn into a beautiful little boy, that feeling did not change.
Quote examples
Daniel Negreanu
Canadian Celebrity
You have to play more hands than usual to be successful in tournament poker. While a conservative approach can help you squeak into the money, the only way to win is to mix it up and get involved with a wider range of starting hands.
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John Mellencamp
American Musician
It sounds funny, but I always try to keep an open mind about what I'm writing about. Sometimes I squeak my opinions in there, but generally I don't. I try to be objective about things that I'm writing about.
Quote examples
Howard Bloom
American Author
Nearly every tribe and nearly every human being has gods. Belief in gods is all over the place. It's universal. It squeaks and squoozes from every pore of humanity.
Quote examples
Travis Browne
Sometimes guys will come out and just barely squeak by to get a win and then wonder why they don't get a title shot. Who wants to see that?
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James Lafferty
American Actor
When I'm trying to go to sleep and there are little noises, like a clock ticking or a fan squeaking, it drives me completely insane.
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Sid Waddell
British Entertainer
I'm never quite as excited as people think because with my voice, when I shout, I squeak.
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Josh Billings
American Comedian
The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
American Musician
I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.
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Jalen Rose
American Athlete
I love hearing the gym shoes squeak.
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