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squeaking |
2 definitions found 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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