squeaking : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: squeaking	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for squeaking
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
squeaking adj having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge Synonym(s): screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squeak \Squeak\, v. i. [imp.& p. p. {Squaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squeaking}.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. Sw. sqv[84]ka to croak, Icel. skvakka to give a sound as of water shaken in a bottle.] 1. 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. Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch? --Addison. Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the [bd]squeaking pigs[b8] of Homer. --Pope. 2. To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess. [Colloq.]