squeaky

[ skwee-kee ]

adjective

, squeak·i·er, squeak·i·est.

1. squeaking; tending to squeak:

   His squeaky shoes could be heard across the lobby.

Other Words From

• squeaki·ly adverb
• squeaki·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of squeaky¹

First recorded in 1860–65; squeak + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The great ones find the squeaky-tight balance between just enough and over the top.

From Outside Online

He’s a little shy, but finds comfort in a squeaky, spiked neon orange blob toy and loves to practice his downward dog.

From Washington Post

Rodriguez is holding onto her toys, including her favorite squeaky hot dog, in case she comes back tomorrow or a year from now.

From Time

All nuclear reactions spray neutrinos, so if you’re looking the few that come from a rare nuclear reaction millions of miles away, first you have to prepare a squeaky-clean nuclear environment.

From Popular-Science

Probably not Wisconsin’s squeaky curds or an aged Vermont cheddar.

From Eater

Rusty and squeaky, in need of maintenance and oil, the tank had not lost its destructive skills.

From The Daily Beast

Next to their squeaky counterparts these silent wheels roll right through the cracks.

From The Daily Beast

It looks a bit older, but once you hear that gravelly-squeaky Tennessee twang, it hits you: this is Lori Petty.

From The Daily Beast

I lifted her as high as I could midway up the slide and eased her down with a big, squeaky “wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee.”

From The Daily Beast

In Banks, Disney is portrayed as a squeaky-clean character, but was he, really?

From The Daily Beast

If you wanted to let her go you did so; if not, you talked in the squeaky voice that is the recognized etiquette of the carnival.

From Project Gutenberg

But he thought with regret of Brittany and squeaky Hands and the warm days of butterflies.

From Project Gutenberg

Luckily the horse was not my own, but a spare one, as my mare Squeaky had had a sore back, and Catley was not riding her.

From Project Gutenberg

Trotting was almost out of the question, but I tried it on Squeaky for a few yards, on a dry broken bit.

From Project Gutenberg

They are always hungry, or at any rate always demanding food in squeaky tones.

From Project Gutenberg