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squeaking

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verb

present participle of squeak

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of squeaking
Verb
With every enemy dead, the familiar sounds of the Halo universe are gone — there’s no Grunts squeaking insults or Jackals chattering in another language. Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025 The Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins had a close game in Week 6, one that ended the Chargers squeaking out a 29-17 win, improving to 4-2 while the Dolphins dropped to 1-5. Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 Are squeaking running shoes normal? Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 Spray it on a squeaking door hinge, drawer, or otherwise to make opening and closing it smoother and quieter. Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025 Now, Florida-Online is squeaking in before UF. Francesca Walton, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Dubas isn’t interested in the Penguins squeaking into a postseason spot only to fall backward the next season. Josh Yohe, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 But for every one of them, there’s two or three owners using their rigs to commute to their Fortune 500 office jobs, squeaking through the Starbucks drive-thru on their way in every day. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025 Which means measuring brain activity during neurostimulation is like trying to record the sound of a mouse squeaking as a lawn mower passes by. IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeaking
Adjective
  • Arriving in January, the California Post will be Murdoch’s transplant of his right-leaning tabloid the New York Post, replete with shrill headlines and randy gossip.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
  • One option is to simply double down on the existing approach and become shriller.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • During those visits, Ray and Alex took an interest in dance — getting up onstage with the park’s performers and talking with them after the shows.
    Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Toddlers and babies especially might especially appreciate a break from their constricting seat, and a change in scenery, by talking a walk up and down the aisles with mom or dad.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the first major highlights showed the moment Mei Xiang birthed a squealing Xiao Qi Ji and cradled her newborn cub.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Earlier this week, food benefit recipients received letters from the Department of Health Services informing them of FoodShare fund delays.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • When Hopkins received the call informing her of the university’s decision, she was stunned.
    Essence, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The CaseSafe Carry On has an aerospace-grade shell that is more than ready to take a beating, and its SilentMove wheels ensure squeaky power walks down airport hallways become a thing of the past.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The gym floor, after six weeks of dodgeball, squeaky sneakers, and whatever unidentifiable grit kids manage to track in, finally gets its turn under the polisher.
    Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Squeaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeaking. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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