squeaked; squeaking; squeaks
1
: to utter or make a short shrill cry or noise
2
3
: to pass, succeed, or win by a narrow margin
just squeaked by in the election
: to utter in a shrill piping tone
Examples of squeak in a Sentence
Verb
I could hear the mouse squeaking.
She squeaked when I pinched her.
My shoes squeak when I walk.
The wheel squeaks when it turns.
He squeaked into office by fewer than 2,000 votes.
“I can't believe it!” she squeaked.
Noun
She gave out a squeak.
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
This weekend — four years and seven months since cameras first rolled on the project — Desert Warrior squeaked onto 1,010 American screens with the barest minimum of marketing and failed to crack the top ten of new movies.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Over time, pig squeak forms dense clumps without becoming invasive.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 13 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The Flyers responded on the very next shift, less than 15 seconds later, as Alex Bump was able to squeak the puck past Pittsburgh goalie Arturs Silovs to cut the lead in half.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
This weekend — four years and seven months since cameras first rolled on the project — Desert Warrior squeaked onto 1,010 American screens with the barest minimum of marketing and failed to crack the top ten of new movies.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
The only sound coming from the Dodger Stadium visitors’ clubhouse Wednesday night was the squeak of a laundry cart.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Over time, pig squeak forms dense clumps without becoming invasive.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Squeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeak. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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squeak
1 of 2 verb1
: to make a short shrill cry or noise
2
: to pass, succeed, or win by a narrow margin
barely squeaked by
3
: to utter in a shrill tone
squeak
2 of 2 noun1
: a sharp shrill cry or sound
2
: escape entry 2 sense 1
a close squeak
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