Squeak — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a short high-pitched noise

something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈiːk/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈiːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈiːk/

1 syllable Say it as /skwˈiːk/.

Examples

the squeak of shoes on powdery snow
The door creaked when I opened it slowly
My car engine makes a whining noise

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

screech creak screak narrow escape close shave squeaker close call skreak whine

Parts of Speech

noun	a short high-pitched noise “the squeak of shoes on powdery snow”
noun	something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
verb	make a high-pitched, screeching noise “The door creaked when I opened it slowly”

Word Forms

squeaky	adjective	having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
squeak	verb	make a high-pitched, screeching noise
squeak	noun	a short high-pitched noise
squeaker	noun	any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
screech	noun	a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
screeching	noun	a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
creaking	noun	a squeaking sound
creak	noun	a squeaking sound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

quietschen

ein kurzes hohes Geräusch

🇫🇷French

grincer

un court bruit aigu

🇪🇸Spanish

chirrido

un ruido breve y agudo

🇮🇹Italian

squittio

un breve rumore acuto

🇳🇱Dutch

piepen

een kort, hoog geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

rangido

um ruído curto e agudo

🇷🇺Russian

скрипеть

короткий пронзительный звук

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चीख़

एक छोटा सा तेज़ शोर

🇧🇩Bengali

চেঁচামেচি

একটি সংক্ষিপ্ত উচ্চ-পিচ শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

கீச்சு

ஒரு குறுகிய உயரமான சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కీచులాట

ఒక చిన్న ఎత్తైన శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

किंचाळणे

एक लहान उंच आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીસો

ટૂંકો ઉંચો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೀರಲು ಧ್ವನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳು

ಸಣ್ಣ ಎತ್ತರದ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੀਕਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਉੱਚੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

چیخ

ایک مختصر اونچی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吱

短促的高音调噪音

🇯🇵Japanese

きしむ

短い高音のノイズ

🇰🇷Korean

쥐 우는 소리

짧은 고음의 소음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rít lên

một tiếng ồn cao ngắn

🇹🇭Thai

รับสารภาพ

เสียงสูงสั้น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencicit

suara pendek bernada tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

tili

isang maikling malakas na ingay

🇲🇾Malay

mencicit

bunyi tinggi yang pendek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صرير

ضجيج قصير عالي النبرة

🇮🇷Persian

جیر جیر

صدای بلند کوتاه

🇹🇷Turkish

gıcırdamak

kısa, yüksek perdeden bir ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲרִיקָה

רעש קצר בגובה רב

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The primary meaning of 'squeak' is 'a short high-pitched noise'.

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Using 'squeak' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'squeak' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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