squeak
noun
a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound.
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t pull off the former but squeaks out the latter, largely due to Greer’s sincere performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2024
Diving beneath a white cathedral of ice, I could hear the shrill whistles, honks, and squeaks of harp seals.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
These included grunts, whimpers, laughter, screams, hoos, barks, squeaks, and pant hoots.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2023
And a penned flock of white-feathered hens emitted tiny, intermittent squeaks, an asynchronous symphony of chicken sneezes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
The Iron Worm squeaks, groans, and clanks—black tankers, rust-colored boxcars, and gray hoppers winding north on a single track that parallels the Pacific coast.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
