| Squeak (squeak) |
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| Squeak |
| [imp.*** p.
p. Squaked (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Squeaking.] [Probably of imitative origin] cf. Sw.
sqväka to croak, Icel. skvakka to give a sound as
of water shaken in a |
To utter a
sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute
tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe
or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak.
To break silence or secrecy for fear of
pain or punishment; to speak; to confess.
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A sharp, shrill,
disagreeable sound suddenly utered, either of the human voice or of
any animal or instrument, such as is made by carriage wheels when dry,
by the soles of leather shoes, or by a pipe or reed.
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