as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
a child with a squeaky voice
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Recent Examples of squeaky
The goal is clean skin, not squeaky skin.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
The goal is clean skin, not squeaky skin.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Electronic instruments are also part of the mix, with some symphonic elements, while the dominant textures are mostly organic and obscure, created with glass harmonica, cristal baschet (an instrument made of glass rods and metal), and a squeaky water tap.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2026
Mike Lookinland needed a break after playing youngest brother Bobby on five seasons of the squeaky clean family sitcom The Brady Bunch.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Her part, like that of Alice in Barry’s previous opera, is enlivened by delightfully squeaky high notes in unexpected places.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The young woman known for a squeaky voice similar to Minnie Mouse left behind not only her weeks old son, but a large family with 15 siblings, many aunts and uncles, a father and stepfather and mother who many say was her best friend and constant companion.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Or a case of the squeaky wheel getting the whistle?
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
With caring for over 100 animals right now, there's a new squeaky wheel saving our smallest best friends.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
The goal is clean skin, not squeaky skin.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Electronic instruments are also part of the mix, with some symphonic elements, while the dominant textures are mostly organic and obscure, created with glass harmonica, cristal baschet (an instrument made of glass rods and metal), and a squeaky water tap.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2026
Mike Lookinland needed a break after playing youngest brother Bobby on five seasons of the squeaky clean family sitcom The Brady Bunch.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Her part, like that of Alice in Barry’s previous opera, is enlivened by delightfully squeaky high notes in unexpected places.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
The young woman known for a squeaky voice similar to Minnie Mouse left behind not only her weeks old son, but a large family with 15 siblings, many aunts and uncles, a father and stepfather and mother who many say was her best friend and constant companion.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Or a case of the squeaky wheel getting the whistle?
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
With caring for over 100 animals right now, there's a new squeaky wheel saving our smallest best friends.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeaky
shrill
Adjective
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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 25 Apr. 2026.
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