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

squeak

noun
 
/skwiːk/
 
/skwiːk/
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  1. 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 Dictionaryadjective
    • 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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    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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