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SQUEAKY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does squeaky mean?
• SQUEAKY (adjective)
The adjective SQUEAKY has 1 sense:
1. having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
Familiarity information: SQUEAKY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Declension: comparative and superlative |
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
Synonyms:
screaky; screechy; squeaking; squeaky; squealing
Similar:
high; high-pitched (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)
Derivation:
squeak (a short high-pitched noise)
Context examples
Among them was the Queen herself, who asked, in her squeaky little voice: What can I do for my friends?
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
The field mouse, now that it was freed from its enemy, stopped short; and coming slowly up to the Woodman it said, in a squeaky little voice: Oh, thank you!
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
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