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

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Usage examples (35)
  • Noun : their last squeak to correct the manuscript
  • My 50mm 1.4 starts "squeaking" louder during AF and starts not focusing some of the time ...
  • A kind of squeaking tone: 'Now, then, no nonsense.
  • Suddenly the assistant again put on a stern expression, and called out in a kind of squeaking tone: ‘Now, then, no nonsense.
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