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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Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The crinkly scales, colors and squeaking tail all help your baby develop their senses and motor skills while playing.
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Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Juliana is one of those people who express positive emotions with a high-pitched squeak.
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Verb
Here’s another that squeaked his way into the Derby field at the last minute, running second in a qualifying race in March.
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The crinkly scales, colors and squeaking tail all help your baby develop their senses and motor skills while playing.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
And studies have shown that mice carrying human FOXP2 genes also make strange squeaks.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Juliana is one of those people who express positive emotions with a high-pitched squeak.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Squeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeak. Accessed 8 May. 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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