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squeak

squeak

 
pronunciation:
skwik
parts of speech:
noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
phrases:
squeak by, squeak through
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a brief, high, shrill sound or cry, as of an unoiled wheel or a very small animal.
similar words:
creak
definition 2: (informal) an escape, usu. from some sort of danger (usu. prec. by "close," "narrow," or the like).
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part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: squeaks, squeaking, squeaked
definition: to emit a squeaking sound.
similar words:
creak
 
part of speech: transitive verb
definition: to utter with a squeak.
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phrase: squeak by, squeak through
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