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
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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Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Similarly, older floors tend to creak and squeak underfoot, and may even have loose staples, nails, or wooden splinters that can put you at risk.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 25 Feb. 2026
Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
For example, one additional experiment found that changing the thickness of the rubber could make the squeak sound lower or higher in pitch.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Wilson led off the inning with a single that squeaked by the second baseman.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Similarly, older floors tend to creak and squeak underfoot, and may even have loose staples, nails, or wooden splinters that can put you at risk.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
In an early scene, an auto mechanic named Vahid recognizes his former torturer by the distinctive squeak of his prosthetic leg.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
For example, one additional experiment found that changing the thickness of the rubber could make the squeak sound lower or higher in pitch.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for squeak
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“Squeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeak. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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