Squeaking — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make a high-pitched, screeching noise

having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈiːkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈiːkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈiːkɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /skwˈiːkɪŋ/.

Examples

The door creaked when I opened it slowly
My car engine makes a whining noise

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

screaky screechy screech creak squealing screak skreak squeaky whine squeak

Parts of Speech

verb	make a high-pitched, screeching noise “The door creaked when I opened it slowly”
adjective	having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

Word Forms

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 hohes, kreischendes Geräusch machen

🇫🇷French

grinçant

faire un bruit aigu et hurlant

🇪🇸Spanish

chirriando

hacer un ruido agudo y chirriante

🇮🇹Italian

cigolio

emettere un suono acuto e stridente

🇳🇱Dutch

piepen

een hoog, gierend geluid maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

chiando

fazer um barulho agudo e estridente

🇷🇺Russian

скрип

издавать пронзительный, визгливый звук

India

🇮🇳Tamil

சத்தம்

அதிக சத்தம், அலறல் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కీచులాట

అధిక పిచ్, స్క్రీచింగ్ శబ్దం చేయండి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೀರಲು ಧ್ವನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

ಎತ್ತರದ, ಕಿರುಚುವ ಶಬ್ದ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഞരക്കം

ഉയർന്ന ശബ്ദവും അലർച്ചയും ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੀਕਣਾ

ਉੱਚੀ-ਉੱਚੀ, ਚੀਕਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیخنا

ایک اونچی آواز میں، چیخنے والا شور مچانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吱吱声

发出尖锐的尖叫声

🇯🇵Japanese

きしむ音

甲高い金切り声を出す

🇰🇷Korean

삐걱거리는 소리

큰 소리로 삐걱거리는 소리를 내다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kêu cót két

tạo ra âm thanh chói tai, chói tai

🇹🇭Thai

การรับสารภาพ

ทำเสียงแหลมสูงและร้องเสียงแหลม

🇮🇩Indonesian

ciut

mengeluarkan suara melengking bernada tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

tumitili

gumawa ng mataas na tunog, sumisigaw na ingay

🇲🇾Malay

berdecit

membuat bunyi yang tinggi dan menjerit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الصرير

إحداث ضوضاء عالية النبرة والصراخ

🇮🇷Persian

جیرجیر زدن

صدایی با صدای بلند و جیغ ایجاد کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

gıcırdayan

yüksek perdeden, çığlık atan bir ses çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חורק

להשמיע רעש צווח בגובה רב

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