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
-er/-est
: of the nature of, emitting, or tending to emit squeaks
his off-key squeaky voice—
Lynn Montross
Lynn Montrossa squeaky door
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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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 June 2026
In the end, the club squeaked by with a 1-0 win in the final game of the season, keeping its place in the top tier of La Liga.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Others reported a persistent squeak.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
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Verb
But in early June last year, the Red Sox entered a series in New York at 30-34, nine games behind the first-place Yankees, before going 10-3 in their next 13 games, finishing the year on a 59-39 run and squeaking into the playoffs.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 June 2026
In the end, the club squeaked by with a 1-0 win in the final game of the season, keeping its place in the top tier of La Liga.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
Noun
The mice used some of the squeaks within their nests and others on the fringes of their territory.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Others reported a persistent squeak.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
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“Squeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeak. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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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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