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Definition of squeak noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

squeak

noun

/skwiːk/

/skwiːk/

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a short, high call or sound, that is not usually very loud
- the squeak of a mouse
- Shirley gave a little squeak of surprise.
see also bubble and squeak
Extra Examples
- The door opened with a squeak.
- The situation was allowed to continue without a squeak of protest from the government.
- the squeak of rubber soles on the wooden floor
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- small
- high
- …
verb + squeak
- give
- let out
- hear
- …
preposition
- with a squeak
- squeak of
phrases
- not a squeak
- a squeak of protest
- a squeak of surprise
- …
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- rat-tat
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Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): imitative; compare with Swedish skväka ‘croak’, also with squeal and shriek. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.

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