squeaky

[ skwee-kee ]

/ ˈskwi ki /

squeaking; tending to squeak: His squeaky shoes could be heard across the lobby.

Origin of squeaky

First recorded in 1860–65; squeak + -y¹

squeak·i·ly, adverb squeak·i·ness, noun

Rusty and squeaky, in need of maintenance and oil, the tank had not lost its destructive skills.

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Next to their squeaky counterparts these silent wheels roll right through the cracks.

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I lifted her as high as I could midway up the slide and eased her down with a big, squeaky “wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee.”

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Their squeaky clean image has been excessively buffered through the years, even after the band broke up.

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Cutting abruptly through the noise, I heard a congenially familiar sound: the squeaky voice of Freddy Catesby.

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There was a plaintive whine in the spluttering, squeaky voice.

Fifth Avenue |Arthur Bartlett Maurice
The man in the bed suddenly uttered a squeaky groan and opened his eyes.

Sixes and Sevens |O. Henry
It was Nurse's voice, very much higher and squeaky and more exalted than usual.

The Story of the Amulet |E. Nesbit
At one end sat a wrinkled and grizzled old man playing a squeaky fiddle.

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He has a squeaky whistle and a birdlike call, each of which it is difficult to describe.

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