squeaking

Definition of Squeaking in English :

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Adjective

1. screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing

having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Squeaking

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noun

1.

a short shrill cry or high-pitched sound

2. informal

an escape (esp in the phrases narrow squeak, near squeak)

verb

3.

to make or cause to make a squeak

4. (intr; usually foll by through or by)

to pass with only a narrow margin

to squeak through an examination

5. (intransitive) informal

to confess information about oneself or another

6. (transitive)

to utter with a squeak

Squeaking

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verb intransitive

1.

to make or utter a short, sharp, high-pitched sound or cry

2. Chiefly British, Informal

to act as an informer; squeal

verb transitive

3.

to utter or produce in a squeak

4.

to cause (a door, etc.) to squeak

noun

5.

a thin, sharp, usually short sound or cry

Squeaking

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v. squeaked, squeak·ing, squeaks

v.intr.

1. To give forth a short, shrill cry or sound.

2. Slang To turn informer.

v.tr.

To utter in a thin, shrill voice.

n.

1. A short shrill cry or sound, such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.

2. An escape: a close squeak.

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