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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Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
The 1,100-page bill, which squeaked through the House on Thursday by a single vote, will now go to the Senate, where more changes are likely.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 23 May 2025
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Her squeaks and sighs are my favorite noises on earth.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 12 May 2025
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Verb
After the Frost squeaked into the playoffs for the second straight season, their thoughts naturally turned to the idea of going on and winning the whole thing again.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
The 1,100-page bill, which squeaked through the House on Thursday by a single vote, will now go to the Senate, where more changes are likely.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 23 May 2025
Noun
The gray puppy repeatedly makes silent barking motions until a high-pitched squeak finally escapes her mouth.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Her squeaks and sighs are my favorite noises on earth.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 12 May 2025
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“Squeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeak. Accessed 6 Jul. 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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