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Squeak

noun

A short high-pitched noise.

Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin. Synonyms: close call, close shave, narrow escape, squeaker.

verb

(past & past part. squeaked; pres. part. squeaking)

Make a high-pitched, screeching noise. Synonyms: creak, screak, screech, skreak, whine. "My car engine makes a whining noise"

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"Squeak" Quotes from Famous Books

... circuitous but pleasanter way. Her husband and his pupil were, as usual, shut up in "the workshop." The studio had been changed for some new fancy of the crack-brained pair; they had packed aside the plans and models and had set up a lathe, a forge and a miniature foundry. To the clang of hammer and the squeak of file was added the detonation now and then of some explosive which did not emit the sharp sound or pungent smoke of gunpowder or the more modern substitutes' ...

— The Son of Clemenceau • Alexandre (fils) Dumas

... or forty paces, however, when I heard him stop and swear savagely—I did not need to look to learn the reason—I admit I chuckled. But my merriment was short-lived, for a moment later came the feeble squeak of a horn followed by a shout and the Imp's voice upraised in ...

— My Lady Caprice • Jeffrey Farnol

... disturbance of whatever description must be an unknown quantity in a sick room. There "Dr. Quiet" should hold undisputed and peaceful sway. Felt or soft kid slippers, devoid of any offensive squeak, should be worn, and loud tones and exclamations prohibited. On the other hand, do not whisper to any person who chances to be in the room. Whispering arouses the patient's curiosity and suspicions, and, if he be asleep, the sibilant sound will pierce ...

— The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) • Marion Harland

... has a voice, I have got the ghost of it! When I pitch it low, you may say how weak it is, When I pitch it high, heavens! what a squeak it is! But I never mind; for what does it signify? See my graceful hands, they're the things that dignify; All the rest is froth, and egotism's dizziness— Have I not played with Phelps? (To Wenman) I'll ...

— The Story of My Life - Recollections and Reflections • Ellen Terry

... incongruity of the language with the appearance, were incitements to surprise and diversion without end. Even the local cant of, Do you know me? Who are you? and I know you; with the sly pointing of the finger, the arch nod of the head, and the pert squeak of the voice, though wearisome to those who frequent such assemblies, were, to her unhackneyed ...

— Cecilia Volume 1 • Frances Burney

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