squeak
noun
a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound.
is squeaking
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Sometimes a boy or girl bathing in the sea gets a nip from a crab, and then there is squeaking and squealing.
From The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India by W.H.D. Rouse
The pen is squeaking the same as if it was in torment, and them five or six bracelets on her arm is clinking sweet music to my ear.
From J. Poindexter, Colored by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
"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
