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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squeak \Squeak\, v. i. [imp.& p. p. {Squaked}; p. pr & vb n.
{Squeaking}.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf Sw
sqv["a]ka to croak, Icel. skvakka to give a sound as of water
shaken in a bottle.]
1. 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? --Addison.
Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the
``squeaking pigs'' of Homer. --Pope.
2. To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or
punishment; to speak; to confess. [Colloq.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
squeaking
adj : having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a
mouse or a rusty hinge [syn: {screaky}, {screechy}, {squeaky},
{squealing}]
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