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adjective

as in gasped

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verb

past tense of squeak
as in talked
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities one of the robbers eventually squeaked about the others

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Recent Examples of squeaked
Verb
Jansen & Oncins crushed Mixed-1, while Christian and Acevedo squeaked out Mixed-2 12-10 to force a DB. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Schwarber, who barely squeaked out of the first round, went first. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 14 July 2026 This time, with respected Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti at the helm, the Seleção squeaked past Japan in the round of 32 before losing to Norway, a nation that had never reached the quarterfinals. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026 But the solar and battery storage project on Ute Mountain Ute land squeaked through. — Adam Burke, NPR, 6 July 2026 England squeaked out a 2-1 victory over the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Atlanta. — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 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 Read on to discover who else performed well, and who barely squeaked by with low estimates. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026 This weekend — four years and seven months since cameras first rolled on the project — Desert Warrior squeaked onto 1,010 American screens with the barest minimum of marketing and failed to crack the top ten of new movies. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeaked
  1. shouted
  2. talked
  3. muttered
  4. informed
  5. breathed
  6. squealed
  7. whispered
  8. murmured
Adjective
  • This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.
    — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of shouted
Verb
  • During our conversation immediately after the hearing, Bartos talked far less about geopolitics than about organizational behavior.
    — Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Payton has talked routinely in camp about Coleman being further along than other first-year backs in his ability to grasp pass-protection responsibilities.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of talked
Adjective
  • Often made by anonymous rappers and producers with a monkish dedication to their craft, this isn’t rap for the live show but for the headphones, music where every muttered word and barely-there snare matters.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Definition of muttered
Verb
  • Leeds United’s goalkeeper does not manage his social media accounts but his friends have kept him informed of the feverish reaction to his arrival.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Early Druidic groups like the Universal Bond were heavily informed by theosophy, an occult religious movement established largely by Helena Blavatsky in the 1870s.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of informed
Adjective
  • His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
Definition of breathed
Verb
  • Toddlers squealed and played, and an older woman cried softly.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • Some people squealed when Anna Wintour came out without sunglasses.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of squealed
Adjective
  • For many leaders, the phrase conjures up whispered alliances, opportunistic loyalty, self-interested maneuvering and the slow poisoning of organizational culture.
    — Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of whispered
Adjective
  • No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Definition of murmured

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