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squeak
[ skweek ]
noun
- a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound.
- Informal. opportunity; chance:
their last squeak to correct the manuscript.
- an escape from defeat, danger, death, or destruction (usually qualified by narrow or close ).
verb (used without object)
- to utter or emit a squeak or squeaky sound.
- Slang. to confess or turn informer; squeal.
verb (used with object)
- to utter or sound with a squeak or squeaks.
verb phrase
- to succeed, survive, pass, win, etc., by a very narrow margin:
They can barely squeak by on their income. The team managed to squeak through.
squeak
/ ɾː /
noun
- a short shrill cry or high-pitched sound
- informal.an escape (esp in the phrases narrow squeak , near squeak )
verb
- to make or cause to make a squeak
- intr; usually foll by through or by to pass with only a narrow margin
to squeak through an examination
- informal.intr to confess information about oneself or another
- tr to utter with a squeak
Derived Forms
- ˈܱ, noun
- ˈܱ쾱Ա, noun
- ˈܱ, adjective
- ˈܱ쾱, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ܱiԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of squeak1
Word History and Origins
Origin of squeak1
Example Sentences
When out of power, they rely on turning out their bases and the unpopularity of their incumbent opponents to squeak out narrow victories, only to squander power on fan service to their bases once elected.
I love the squeak of halloumi, the way it bounces off your teeth, the chew, the salinity.
Our footsteps squeaked as we walked across the dark wood floorboards.
A sweet moron, but a moron nonetheless, which is evident as soon as Pattinson starts squeaking banalities in a nasal gasp that sounds as though he’s never gotten enough oxygen to his brain.
The Senate voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary on Friday night, with the former Fox News host squeaking through the upper chamber by the narrowest possible margin.
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