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adj. - Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge; Having a rasping or grating sound.

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  • Miss Susie had somehow managed to keep the advantage, and the two white women watched the departing figure shuffle down the walk, out through the sagging, screaky gate.
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