squeak
noun
a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound.
Example Sentences
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Yet the plot turns, somewhat squeakily, on sounds they can explain all too well: booming music from a late-night party nearby.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2023
In the early scenes, Keanu runs slow-motion across the streets of South Central, his too-long legs tangling beneath him; later, he squeakily meows up at the camera with that alert, angelic innocence kittens exude.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2016
Every night the three gather onstage before the show and do a vocal warm-up, repeating the words “hip bath” as their voices drop from squeakily high to droningly low.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2014
Ostensibly a lecture on the history of HMS Nottingham, complete with powerpoint presentation, Sweet's manic, squeakily nervous persona and the increasing silliness of his digressions keep the energy level and the laughs consistently high.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2010
He passed the flat of his hand squeakily back and forth over the face of the medicine-cabinet mirror, wiping away most of the mist.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
