as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
a baby bird making little squeaking cries
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as in talking
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
one of the robbers eventually squeaked about the others
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Recent Examples of squeaking
Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The curds were not only warm and farm-fresh but also fun to eat, squeaking with every bite.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025
Rustling or squeaking noises Especially in the walls or ceiling.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
With every enemy dead, the familiar sounds of the Halo universe are gone — there’s no Grunts squeaking insults or Jackals chattering in another language.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins had a close game in Week 6, one that ended the Chargers squeaking out a 29-17 win, improving to 4-2 while the Dolphins dropped to 1-5.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Are squeaking running shoes normal?
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Now, Florida-Online is squeaking in before UF.
—Francesca Walton, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But for every one of them, there’s two or three owners using their rigs to commute to their Fortune 500 office jobs, squeaking through the Starbucks drive-thru on their way in every day.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
After losing to Oklahoma, squeaking by South Carolina and messing around with LSU aren’t gutsy showings but reflections of inconsistency.
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What's more, this door alarm features three sensitivity levels and emits a loud, shrill sound that will instantly scare an intruder away.—
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When Nosferatu showed his corpselike face, the Wonder Morton’s Vox Humana (human voice) and concert-flute pipes buzzed together in a shrill cluster.—
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Frankly, talking cost per use, the nail care hack pays for itself.—
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Seconds before the shooting, Good and her wife are seen talking to Ross.—
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Dozens of Morton Grove kiddos helped to ring in the New Year about 12 hours before the calendar change, blowing noisemakers and squealing with excitement as balloons were released to celebrate the move into 2026.—
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Most of the comedy is of the slapstick variety, including set-pieces with a live tarantula, a dead squirrel and a squealing wild hog.—
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New speed limit signs are expected to go up in the beginning of February, and FWC officers assigned to the area will begin enforcement by first informing boaters that the rules have changed, the city said in a news release.—
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As for the rental’s neighbors, the regulations, if approved, also stipulate that a short-term rental’s owner send a letter by mail to adjoining property owners informing them that the residence has been approved as a short-term rental at least one week before the first rental in a calendar year.—
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Jinn notes that this supereffective cleansing oil rinses completely clean, leaving skin soft rather than squeaky.—
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The squeaky wheel definitely gets the grease today.—
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“Squeaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeaking. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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