Squeaker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used

something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈiːkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈiːkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈiːkə/

2 syllables Say it as /skwˈiːkɚ/.

Examples

those sneakers are squeakers
which hinge is the squeaker?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

close shave close call squeak narrow escape

Parts of Speech

noun	any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used “those sneakers are squeakers”
noun	something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

Word Forms

squeak

verb

make a high-pitched, screeching noise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Quietscher

Jedes Artefakt, das bei Verwendung ein quietschendes Geräusch erzeugt

🇫🇷French

couineur

tout artefact qui émet un grincement lorsqu'il est utilisé

🇪🇸Spanish

chirriador

Cualquier artefacto que emita un sonido chirriante cuando se utiliza.

🇮🇹Italian

cigolio

qualsiasi artefatto che emetta un cigolio quando viene utilizzato

🇳🇱Dutch

pieper

elk artefact dat bij gebruik een piepend geluid maakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

estridente

qualquer artefato que emita um som estridente quando usado

🇷🇺Russian

пищалка

любой артефакт, издающий скрипящий звук при использовании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चीख़नेवाला

कोई भी कलाकृति जो उपयोग करने पर चरमराने वाली ध्वनि उत्पन्न करती है

🇮🇳Telugu

కీచకుడు

ఉపయోగించినప్పుడు కీచు శబ్దం చేసే ఏదైనా కళాఖండం

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೀರಲು ಧ್ವನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳು

ಬಳಸಿದಾಗ ಕೀರಲು ಧ್ವನಿಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ಕಲಾಕೃತಿ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیخنے والا

کوئی بھی نمونہ جو استعمال ہونے پر چیخنے کی آواز نکالتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吱吱声

使用时发出吱吱声的任何物品

🇯🇵Japanese

きしむ音

使用時にきしむ音を発するあらゆるアーティファクト

🇰🇷Korean

신승

사용될 때 삐걱거리는 소리를 내는 인공물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

loa nhỏ

bất kỳ đồ tạo tác nào tạo ra âm thanh chói tai khi sử dụng

🇹🇭Thai

คนส่งเสียงดัง

สิ่งประดิษฐ์ใด ๆ ที่ทำให้เกิดเสียงแหลมเมื่อใช้

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencicit

artefak apa pun yang mengeluarkan suara mencicit saat digunakan

🇲🇾Malay

pencicit

sebarang artifak yang mengeluarkan bunyi berdecit apabila digunakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صرير

أي قطعة أثرية تصدر صوت صرير عند استخدامها

🇮🇷Persian

جیغ جیغ

هر مصنوعی که هنگام استفاده صدای جیرجیر ایجاد می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

gıcırdayan

Kullanıldığında gıcırtı sesi çıkaran herhangi bir eser

🇮🇱Hebrew

צוחק

כל חפץ שמשמיע צליל חריקה בעת שימוש

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The primary meaning of 'squeaker' is 'any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used'.

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

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

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