as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
a child with a squeaky voice
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Recent Examples of squeaky
Duchamp was the spirit of the avant-garde wheeling through history on a squeaky unicycle.
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Adding squeaky toys and being careful to be gentle when bathing can all help an anxious dog at bathtime, and owners should use a muzzle if their dog becomes aggressive during bathtime.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Full rich body with squeaky acidity and pronounced tropicals on the finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
According to Graning, doors get squeaky because of hinge wear and tear, wood deformation, and metal rubbing together—all of which naturally happens over time.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Adding squeaky toys and being careful to be gentle when bathing can all help an anxious dog at bathtime, and owners should use a muzzle if their dog becomes aggressive during bathtime.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Full rich body with squeaky acidity and pronounced tropicals on the finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
According to Graning, doors get squeaky because of hinge wear and tear, wood deformation, and metal rubbing together—all of which naturally happens over time.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeaky
shrill
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
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“Squeaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeaky. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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