as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
a baby bird making little squeaking cries
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as in talking
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 squeaking
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
Verb
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
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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
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One option is to simply double down on the existing approach and become shriller.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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These parables sometimes read like gibberish, talking both down and up to the reader.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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And its representatives are talking a big game about making the country a wellspring of world-class AI companies.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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But after winning just six games the next two seasons, AD Mike Garrett left a message on the coach’s answering machine informing him he was fired.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Stewart opened by informing the audience that there have been six mass shootings in the past 24 hours.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Duchamp was the spirit of the avant-garde wheeling through history on a squeaky unicycle.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Squeaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeaking. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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