squeaked; squeaking; squeaks
1
: to utter or make a short shrill cry or noise
2
3
: to pass, succeed, or win by a narrow margin
just squeaked by in the election
: to utter in a shrill piping tone
Examples of squeak in a Sentence
Verb
I could hear the mouse squeaking.
She squeaked when I pinched her.
My shoes squeak when I walk.
The wheel squeaks when it turns.
He squeaked into office by fewer than 2,000 votes.
“I can't believe it!” she squeaked.
Noun
She gave out a squeak.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
The margin was still 16 in the second half before an 18-0 Aztecs run squeaked out a three-point win.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Leticia Fanucchi, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
Loud hums, squeaks, and rattles: While many old dishwashers do emit a loud hum, sometimes this can be caused by a problem with a pump.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Following a close race that left the country in stasis for a month as votes were recounted, Bush did manage to squeak out a win and the dire situation Carvey’s H.W. could’ve prevented with one single shot seemed to come to fruition with the attack on 9/11.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
The margin was still 16 in the second half before an 18-0 Aztecs run squeaked out a three-point win.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
But dolphins have complex dialects in the form of crackles, squeaks and whistles.
—Leticia Fanucchi, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
Loud hums, squeaks, and rattles: While many old dishwashers do emit a loud hum, sometimes this can be caused by a problem with a pump.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Squeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeak. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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squeak
1 of 2 verb1
: to make a short shrill cry or noise
2
: to pass, succeed, or win by a narrow margin
barely squeaked by
3
: to utter in a shrill tone
squeak
2 of 2 noun1
: a sharp shrill cry or sound
2
: escape entry 2 sense 1
a close squeak
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