squeak
noun
a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound.
are squeaking
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present progressiveof squeak.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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And so, the Capitals, at 2-0, are squeaking by.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2019
Scores on most successful applicants remain well above historical averages, but significant numbers of home buyers are squeaking through with subpar scores.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2017
It’s like we’re in a car on a wet street and the wheels are squeaking as we take off.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2011
But all we meet are squeaking sponges and hardened arteries.
From Time Magazine Archive
A cock is crowing loudly, and there is the bleat of a young calf; pigs are squeaking one against another, and in the midst of the din a dog begins to bark.
From The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 by A. R. (Augustus Robert) Buckland
