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noun

Squeak n. A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly uttered, either of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as is made by carriage wheels when dry, by the soles of leather shoes, or by a pipe or reed.

verb

Squeak v. i. (past & past part. squeaked; pres. part. squeaking)

To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak. "Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch?" "Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the "squeaking pigs" of Homer."

To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess. (Colloq.)

Synonyms: squeal. "If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him."

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"Squeak" Quotes from Famous Books

... he says," the proud mother continued, showing Wenna a letter: '"It isn't much to boast of, for indeed you'll see by the numbers that it was rather a narrow squeak: anyhow, I pulled through. My old tutor is rather a speculative fellow, and he offered to bet me fifty pounds his coaching would carry me through, which I took; so I shall have to pay him that besides his fees. ...

— Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, - No. 90, June, 1875 • Various

... voice was beginning to squeak like that of the old Garuly himself. But after seeing the interior of his dwelling, he would not have minded being ...

— Queer Stories for Boys and Girls • Edward Eggleston

... outlines of two mighty knees; then the curving of columnar thighs under chiselled drapery, and, as with the still waving ascent of the lanterns the golden Vision towers ever higher through the gloom, expectation intensifies. There is no sound but the sound of the invisible pulleys overhead, which squeak like bats. Now above the golden girdle, the suggestion of a bosom. Then the glowing of a golden hand uplifted in benediction. Then another golden hand holding a lotus. And at last a Face, golden, smiling with eternal youth and infinite tenderness, ...

— Glimpses of an Unfamiliar Japan - First Series • Lafcadio Hearn

... apartments in an armchair, which was always kept in the vestibule thereafter, ready for that difficult transportation. Madame Jansoulet could not walk upstairs, for it made her dizzy; she would not have an elevator because her weight made it squeak; besides, she never walked. An enormous creature, so bloated that it was impossible to assign her an age, but somewhere between twenty-five and forty, with rather a pretty face, but features all deformed by fat, lifeless eyes beneath drooping lids ...

— The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2) • Alphonse Daudet

... "I mustn't squeak through," exclaimed Jutterly, hoarsely. "You must object to every doubtful vote on our side that can possibly be disallowed. I must not ...

— The Toys of Peace • Saki

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