Squeak ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Squeak ( verb )

1. To make a high-pitched, sharp sound, especially when issuing from a small or constricted space.
2. To speak in a high-pitched, sharp voice.
3. To protest or complain in a high-pitched, sharp voice.

Origin:

From middle english squeke, from old english sqīcan ("to squeak"), from proto-germanic *skwīkaną ("to squeak"), from proto-indo-european *skweyg- ("to squeak, squeal").

Examples:

1. The door squeaked when I opened it.
2. The mouse squeaked when it was caught.
3. She squeaked with surprise.
4. The old man's voice squeaked when he spoke.
5. He squeaked a protest when he saw the bill.

(As a noun)

Squeak ( noun )

1. To make a high-pitched, sharp sound, especially when issuing from a small or constricted space.
2. To speak in a high-pitched, sharp voice.
3. To protest or complain in a high-pitched, sharp voice.

Origin:

From middle english squeke, from old english sqīcan ("to squeak"), from proto-germanic *skwīkaną ("to squeak"), from proto-indo-european *skweyg- ("to squeak, squeal").

Examples:

1. The door squeaked when I opened it.
2. The mouse squeaked when it was caught.
3. She squeaked with surprise.
4. The old man's voice squeaked when he spoke.
5. He squeaked a protest when he saw the bill.