as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
a child with a squeaky voice
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Recent Examples of squeaky
In one scene, Anne calls Ginny, trying to get Mark Brett’s phone number from the bottom of one of Gino’s squeaky ducks.
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Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Pretty much every pooch loves this squeaky plush lamb.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Lastly, hyaluronic acid and glycerin deeply hydrate, canceling any squeaky clean feeling here.
—Sarah Felbin, Allure, 20 May 2026
Make sure there’s room for the water to flow freely between dishes for squeaky clean results.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
The squeaky wheel seems to get the grease.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
The squeaky wheel gets the grease, especially in local politics.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The goal is clean skin, not squeaky skin.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Pretty much every pooch loves this squeaky plush lamb.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 May 2026
Lastly, hyaluronic acid and glycerin deeply hydrate, canceling any squeaky clean feeling here.
—Sarah Felbin, Allure, 20 May 2026
Make sure there’s room for the water to flow freely between dishes for squeaky clean results.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
The squeaky wheel seems to get the grease.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
The squeaky wheel gets the grease, especially in local politics.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The goal is clean skin, not squeaky skin.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeaky
shrill
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Squeaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeaky. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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