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squeak::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | close call, close shave, narrow escape, squeaker |
| Type of | accomplishment, achievement |
Examples of squeak
squeak
The Panthers needed all those yards to squeak by the league's only winless team.
From the timesunion.com
In a crowded global marketplace, even the best-engineered wheels need to squeak.
From the economist.com
This leads psychologists to conclude that mice squeak when they're in good mood.
From the newscientist.com
Her main instruments, after all, are the harp and her fluttery, soulful squeak.
From the time.com
Very rarely do I catch myself having a bat-squeak of sympathy for Gordon Brown.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
A fun leftovers dish Penney remembers as a kid in Australia is bubble and squeak.
From the freep.com
What might have been some excellent beginner Japanese came out as mangled squeak.
From the canberratimes.com.au
You hear a little squeak-beep, and the next thing you know you're on the phone.
From the kansas.com
As Mr Pinker put it, mice are teeny and squeak, elephants are humongous and roar.
From the economist.com
- A short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of shoes on powdery snow"
- Whine: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
- Close call: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
- (squeaking) screaky: having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
- Squeak! was a children's TV show made by SMG Productions (now known as STV Productions) for the ITV network children's strand CITV. The show was re-broadcast on STV in 2009 as part of their children's strand wknd@stv. There is a DVD boxset available which features all the episodes. ...
- The Squeak programming language is a Smalltalk implementation. Some Squeak users refer to Squeak as a programming language rather than as a Smalltalk implementation. It is object-oriented, class-based and reflective.
- (The Squeaks) This is a list of fictional characters in the Kirby video game series developed by Nintendo.
- A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the calls of small animals; A card game similar to group solitaire; To emit a short, high-pitched sound; To inform, to squeal; To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner; To empty the pile of 13 cards a player deals to ...
- (squeaking) to escape or to get by narrowly.
