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- [skweek]
- /skwik/
- /skwiːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skweek]
- /skwik/
Definitions of squeak word
- noun squeak a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound. 1
- noun squeak Informal. opportunity; chance: their last squeak to correct the manuscript. 1
- noun squeak an escape from defeat, danger, death, or destruction (usually qualified by narrow or close). 1
- verb without object squeak to utter or emit a squeak or squeaky sound. 1
- verb without object squeak Slang. to confess or turn informer; squeal. 1
- verb with object squeak to utter or sound with a squeak or squeaks. 1
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Origin of squeak
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English squeken, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Swedish skväka to croak
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Parts of speech for Squeak
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
squeak popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
squeak usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for squeak
noun squeak
- availabilities — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
- availability — the quality or condition of being available
- caw — When a bird such as a crow or a rook caws, it makes a loud harsh sound.
- chance — If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- chirrup — If a person or bird chirrups, they make short high-pitched sounds.
verb squeak
- chirr — (esp of certain insects, such as crickets) to make a shrill trilled sound
- creak — If something creaks, it makes a short, high-pitched sound when it moves.
- give voice to — If you give voice to an opinion, a need, or a desire, you express it aloud.
- grunt — to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog.
- chirp — When a bird or an insect such as a cricket or grasshopper chirps, it makes short high-pitched sounds.
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