squeak
noun
a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound.
is squeaking
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present progressiveof squeak (3rd person singular).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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After summer weather that seemed to flip between a little too hot and a little too cold, a week of near-perfect weather is squeaking in just as fall arrives.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
All I hear is squeaking, spraying, and wiping.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
The well is squeaking like a metal banner on a tower.
From Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian by Henryk Sienkiewicz
A short-frocked edition of Charles also regards them placidly; a perambulator edition is squeaking; a third edition is expected shortly.
From Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster
"So this kid is squeaking — " "To prove to himself that he exists."
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
