Squeaky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈiːki/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈiːki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈiːki/

2 syllables Say it as /skwˈiːki/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

screaky screechy squeaking squealing

Word Forms

screech	noun	a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
squeak	noun	a short high-pitched noise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

quietschend

einen hohen Ton haben oder erzeugen, wie er von einer Maus oder einem rostigen Scharnier erzeugt wird

🇫🇷French

grinçant

avoir ou émettre un son aigu tel que celui émis par une souris ou une charnière rouillée

🇪🇸Spanish

chirriador

tener o hacer un sonido agudo como el que hace un mouse o una bisagra oxidada

🇮🇹Italian

cigolante

avere o emettere un suono acuto come quello prodotto da un topo o da un cardine arrugginito

🇳🇱Dutch

piepend

een hoog geluid hebben of maken, zoals dat van een muis of een roestig scharnier

🇵🇹Portuguese

estridente

ter ou fazer um som agudo, como o de um mouse ou de uma dobradiça enferrujada

🇷🇺Russian

скрипучий

иметь или издавать высокий звук, например, звук мыши или ржавой петли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चीख़ का

ऊँची-ऊँची ध्वनि का होना या उत्पन्न होना, जैसे कि चूहे या जंग लगे काज द्वारा निकाली गई ध्वनि

🇧🇩Bengali

চিৎকার

একটি উচ্চ-পিচ শব্দ করা বা করা যেমন একটি মাউস বা মরিচা কব্জা দ্বারা তৈরি

🇮🇳Tamil

கீச்சிடும்

ஒரு சுட்டி அல்லது துருப்பிடித்த கீல் போன்ற ஒரு உயர் ஒலி எழுப்புதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కీచులాట

మౌస్ లేదా తుప్పు పట్టిన కీలు వంటి ఎత్తైన ధ్వనిని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

किंचाळणारा

उंदीर किंवा बुरसटलेल्या बिजागराने बनवलेला उच्च-पिच आवाज असणे किंवा करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીસ

ઉંદર અથવા કાટવાળું મિજાગરું દ્વારા બનાવેલ જેવો ઉચ્ચ અવાજ ધરાવવો અથવા બનાવવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೀರಲು ಧ್ವನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

ಮೌಸ್ ಅಥವಾ ತುಕ್ಕು ಹಿಡಿದ ಹಿಂಜ್‌ನಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಂತಹ ಎತ್ತರದ ಧ್ವನಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീറിപ്പായുന്ന

ഒരു എലിയോ തുരുമ്പിച്ച ഹിഞ്ചോ ഉണ്ടാക്കിയതുപോലുള്ള ഉയർന്ന ശബ്ദമുള്ളതോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੀਕਿਆ

ਉੱਚੀ-ਉੱਚੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਮਾਊਸ ਜਾਂ ਜੰਗਾਲ ਕਬਜੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیخنے والا

اونچی آواز کا ہونا یا بنانا جیسے کہ ماؤس یا زنگ آلود قبضہ کے ذریعہ بنایا گیا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吱吱作响的

发出或发出高音调的声音，例如鼠标或生锈的铰链发出的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

きしむ

マウスや錆びたヒンジから出るような高音を出す、または出す

🇰🇷Korean

찍찍 소리 내는

마우스나 녹슨 경첩에서 나는 소리와 같은 높은 소리를 내거나 내는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kêu cót két

có hoặc tạo ra âm thanh the thé như âm thanh do chuột hoặc bản lề rỉ sét tạo ra

🇹🇭Thai

ส่งเสียงดังเอี๊ยด

มีหรือทำเสียงแหลมสูง เช่น เสียงที่เกิดจากหนูหรือบานพับที่เป็นสนิม

🇮🇩Indonesian

nyaring

memiliki atau mengeluarkan suara bernada tinggi seperti suara tikus atau engsel berkarat

🇵🇭Filipino

nanginginig

pagkakaroon o paggawa ng mataas na tunog tulad ng ginawa ng mouse o kalawang na bisagra

🇲🇾Malay

berdecit

mempunyai atau membuat bunyi bernada tinggi seperti yang dibuat oleh tetikus atau engsel berkarat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حاد

وجود أو إصدار صوت عالي النبرة مثل ذلك الذي يصدره الماوس أو المفصلة الصدئة

🇮🇷Persian

جیرجیر

داشتن یا ایجاد صدایی با صدای بلند مانند صدایی که توسط موش یا لولای زنگ زده ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

gıcırtılı

Fare veya paslı bir menteşenin çıkardığı ses gibi tiz bir sese sahip olmak veya bunu yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹרֵק

שיש או משמיע צליל גבוה כמו זה שמשמיע עכבר או ציר חלוד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'squeaky'?

The primary meaning of 'squeaky' is 'having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge'.

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

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

'squeaky' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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