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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Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The cost is far higher than what voters were told, which enabled the measure to squeak by.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
One of my only criticisms is how the interior is screwed together: more than a few squeaks and rattles came to light over choppy tarmac and mid-corner bumps and undulations.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The 49ers and Rams, who are also contenders, both squeaked by opponents for wins.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The cost is far higher than what voters were told, which enabled the measure to squeak by.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
For a while, the only sound in the room was the squeak of a marker on a whiteboard, as Imamura wrote out several potential plot points.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
One of my only criticisms is how the interior is screwed together: more than a few squeaks and rattles came to light over choppy tarmac and mid-corner bumps and undulations.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Squeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeak. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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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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